Meaning & use
annul
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To declare something, especially a marriage or contract, legally invalid or void from the start.
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The couple sought to annul their marriage after discovering it had never been legally registered.
The court moved to annul the contract due to fraud on the part of the seller.
A note on using this word
Unlike a divorce, which ends a valid marriage, an annulment declares that the marriage was never legally valid in the first place.
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