Antonyms for annulment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-nuhl-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈnʌl mənt


Definition of annulment

Origin :
  • late 15c., "act of reducing to nothing;" see annul + -ment. Meaning "act of declaring invalid" is recorded from 1864.
  • noun voiding an agreement
Example sentences :
  • The annulment of the sale would bring him face to face with ruin.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • It told the story of this law and its annulment by the court.
  • Extract from : « Theodore Roosevelt and His Times » by Harold Howland
  • Recently she secured in the County Court an annulment of the marriage.
  • Extract from : « Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls » by Various
  • The charters of Rhode Island and Connecticut were demanded for annulment .
  • Extract from : « The Colonies 1492-1750 » by Reuben Gold Thwaites
  • The priest said he was afraid from what I had told him that it was no use thinking of annulment.
  • Extract from : « Passing By » by Maurice Baring
  • In Germany it is recognized as a ground for annulment, but not so in France.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 » by Various
  • Had it been otherwise the annulment would not have been allowed.
  • Extract from : « Builders of United Italy » by Rupert Sargent Holland
  • It was a ponderous-looking treatise on "The Annulment of Marriage."
  • Extract from : « The Sick-a-Bed Lady » by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
  • Annulment if either party is one fourth negro or Mongolian blood.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of Women's Rights » by Eugene A. Hecker
  • I don't know how such things are done, but it shouldn't be very difficult to obtain an annulment of our marriage.
  • Extract from : « Mavis of Green Hill » by Faith Baldwin

Synonyms for annulment

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