annulate

Meanings

• Verb

  To make (an official act or decision) void or ineffective.

  - "The court annulled the marriage contract due to fraud."
  - "After discovering the error, the company annulled the contract."

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Rhymes

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nullate , fulcrate , acclimate

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Variants

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annulate

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'annulare' meaning 'to annul, cancel, repeal, or make void'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'annul' comes from the Latin word 'annulare', which means 'to annul, cancel, repeal, or make void'.

2. Annulment is a legal procedure that grants the parties involved in a marriage the right to terminate the marriage as if it had never existed.

3. The term 'annul' is often used interchangeably with the term 'void', but annulment refers specifically to the legal process of voiding a marriage or other official act, whereas void refers to the state of being invalid or unenforceable from the outset.

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1. Void: A legal term referring to the lack of validity or enforceability of a contract or agreement.

2. Cancellation: The act of terminating or ending an agreement or contract.

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Culture

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In literature, annul has been used in legal contexts to refer to the voiding or cancellation of an official act or decision.

How to Memorize "annulate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of crossing out or canceling out an official document to represent the idea of annul.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'annul' with the idea of canceling or voiding an official act or decision.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Annul All Acts' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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