Annulment

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈnÊŒl.mÉ™nt/

Origin

Recorded since the 15th century (sense destruction); from to annul (from Middle English annullen, from Middle French annuller, from Latin annullare, from ad 'to' nullus 'not any, nothing' + verbal ending -are)+ -ment 'means to' (from Latin -mentum)

Full definition of annulment

Noun

1. An act or instance of annulling.
2. A state of having been annulled.
3. An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract
4. A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
5. (archaic) Total destruction.

Synonyms

• abolition
• nullification (cognate)
• cancellation