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an·nul·ment /ə-'nəl-mənt/ n1: the act of annulling: the state of being annulled
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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abolishment, abolition, abrogation, cancellation, contravention, decree of nullity, deletion, discontinuance, disestablishment, dissolution, effacement, invalidation, negation, nullification, obliteration, rasure, rescindment, retraction, reversal, revocation, revokement, undoing, vitiation, voidance
associated concepts: alimony, annulment of a marriage, dissolution of marriage, divorce, separation, voidable marriage
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abatement (extinguishment), abolition, ademption, avoidance (cancellation), cancellation, countermand, defeasance, disclaimer, dismissal (termination of a proceeding), dissolution (termination), invalidity, mistrial, negation, repudiation, rescision, retraction, reversal, revocation
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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A court procedure that dissolves a marriage and treats it as if it never happened. The most common reason for a person to want an annulment instead of a divorce is for religious purposes. Annulments are rare since the advent of no-fault divorce but may be obtained in most states for one of the following reasons: misrepresentation, concealment (for example, of an addiction or criminal record), misunderstanding, and refusal to consummate the marriage.Category: Divorce & Family Law → Divorce, Child Support & Custody
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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A judgment by a court that retroactively invalidates a marriage to the date of its formation.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A judgment by a court that retroactively invalidates a marriage to the date of its formation.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.