3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Annul \An*nul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Annulling}.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See {Null}, a.] 1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate. [1913 Webster] Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct. And all her various objects of delight Annulled. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority. [1913 Webster] Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties? --Burke. [1913 Webster] Syn: To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See {Abolish}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: annul v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {invalidate}, {quash}, {void}, {avoid}, {nullify}] [ant: {validate}] 2: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}] [also: {annulling}, {annulled}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: annulled See {annul}
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