Annulling

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.
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              Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct.
              And all her various objects of delight
              Annulled.                             --Milton.
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     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.
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              Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to
              our liberties?                        --Burke.
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     Syn: To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind;
          revoke; nullify; destroy. See {Abolish}.
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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]:

  annulling
       See {annul}