annulment

Noun

Meaning

The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cancellation abolition repeal revocation invalidation nullification abrogation bloomer destruction separation divorce withdrawal dissolution elimination recall
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Antonyms

eros amour constitution relationship marriage rendezvous
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Hypernyms

state dissolution cancellation breakup

Hyponyms

recall vacation revocation derogation dissolution of marriage

Phrases with the word

annulment of a marriage legislative annulment complete annulment

Examples

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it. Reinhold Niebuhr

I tried to become a family man. I got married, but it didn't work out. After 22 months we got an annulment. Then I married an Italian girl, which resulted in an immediate annulment. I had two annulments by the time I was 23. Dominic Chianese

Annulment of marriage The annulment of the marriage of Eadwig and Ælfgifu is unusual in that it was against their will, clearly politically motivated by the supporters of Dunstan. Source: Internet

Dallas added that though Hynie's marriage to Ahmed was annulled after she married Brown, the Brown-Hynie marriage was not valid under South Carolina law because Brown and Hynie did not remarry after the annulment. Source: Internet

Divorce and annulment main In most societies, the death of one of the partners terminates the marriage, and in monogamous societies this allows the other partner to remarry, though sometimes after a waiting or mourning period. Source: Internet

After a divorce or an annulment, the people concerned are free to remarry (or marry). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

annuller annulletty annulling annulment of a marriage annulo- annuloaortic