annulment

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈnʌlmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈnʌlmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə nul′mənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•nul•ment /əˈnʌlmənt/USA pronunciation   n. 
    1. [uncountable] a declaring that a contract, marriage, or agreement is invalid.
    2. [countable] a statement or declaration that a contract, marriage, or agreement is invalid.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•nul•ment  (ə nul′mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawthe act of annulling, esp. the formal declaration that annuls a marriage.
  2. Psychologya mental process by which unpleasant or painful ideas are abolished from the mind.
  • Middle French annulement
  • annul + -ment or 1485–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
annulment / əˈnʌlmənt/
  1. a formal invalidation, as of a marriage, judicial proceeding, etc
  2. the act of annulling
'annulment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Catherine of Aragon - Clement VII - More - abolition - avoidance - cassation - discharge - divorce court - obrogation - recision - repeal - reversal - revocation - voidance

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