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annul

[uh-nuhl] / əˈnʌl /


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A legal bid by some residents to annul all transactions since Ravi's arrival in 2021 was rejected by the Madras High Court last year, but several other cases are ongoing.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Lawmakers in the lower house will on Thursday debate a bill to annul the royal edicts, and the Senate is then to have its say at an undetermined date before the law can pass.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Klein & Wilson, a law firm based in Newport Beach, Calif., outlines the reasons you can revoke or annul a contract.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

Andros immediately sought to annul the move on grounds that only he had the authority to name a thanksgiving day.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

No, I think, but even if it were, it turned out to be Mitt, some wondrous thing, who will forever annul any of our regret.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Open the history annuls and you'll find celebrities and WAGs - the wives and girlfriends of drivers - visible in the paddock for decades.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

India’s child marriage law deems the act of marrying below adult age illegal, but the marriage itself is valid until either party annuls it once they reach adulthood.

From Washington Post Mar. 10, 2023

As of Friday it annuls all convictions for political, ideological, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.

From Reuters Oct. 20, 2022

Sept. 7: Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously annuls portions of a law in Coahuila — a state on the Texas border — that had made abortion a criminal act.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2021

You can at least live there, till time annuls the Count's claims upon you.

From The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire by Stephens, Robert Neilson

Greenspan’s marriage was annulled amicably after a year, but his friendship with Rand lasted until her death in 1982.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Their marriage was annulled the following November, months before “Control” was released.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2026

Supreme Court decision that annulled the tariffs underpinning that agreement.

From Barron's Mar. 7, 2026

Late last month, Panama’s Supreme Court annulled a contract for CK Hutchison to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

“Cause if'n you do, or if’n you have a mind to after you git over bein’ so mad at him, why, we could git this’n annulled.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Dieudonne Boutrin, an activist from the overseas territory of Martinique who is descended from enslaved people, said annulling the Black Code should have been done ages ago.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Lore Segal was 10 years old in 1938 when Nazi Germany annexed Austria and began the process of annulling the citizenships and confiscating the properties of Jewish families such as her own.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

Canada's First Quantum intends to start arbitration against Panama, the Central American nation's trade ministry and the company said on Sunday, as Panama's top court considers annulling a copper contract that opponents call unfair.

From Reuters Nov. 27, 2023

But on Saturday, just hours after Ali Bongo was announced as the winner of a disputed presidential election, the military announced it was annulling the results and taking over.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2023

Not only did Alexander not oppose this, but he also rendered it easier by annulling King Louis’s previous marriage.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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