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set aside vt1: to disagree with and overturn (a decision or act of a lower tribunal) upon review: overrule vacateset aside the decree2: to deprive of legal effect or force: annul voidmay set aside the contract
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(annul) verb
abandon, abjure, abnegate, abrogate, accumulate, amass, cast off, discard, dispense with, dispose of, disuse, drop, omit, reject, relegate, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, shunt, spurn
associated concepts: set aside a verdict
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(reserve) verb
keep in reserve, lay aside, pigeonhole, pile up, put aside, put away, save up, set apart, shelve, store up
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abandon (relinquish), abolish, abrogate (rescind), allocate, annul, cancel, dedicate, defer (put off), designate, devote, disapprove (reject), disavow, discharge (release from obligation), disclaim, dismiss (put out of consideration), disown (deny the validity), dispel, eliminate (exclude), exclude, hoard, hold (possess), hold up (delay), isolate, leave (allow to remain), negate, null (invalid), null and void, override, overrule, postpone, rebuff, reject, repeal, repudiate, rescind, reserve, seclude, sequester (seize property), succeed (follow), supersede, vacate (void), waive
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To vacate, annul, or reverse a judgment, order, or proceedings.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) As a verb, to vacate or annul a court order or judgment. For example, the losing party in a trial might file a motion asking the judge to set aside the verdict.2) As a noun, something (often money) that is to be used for a particular purpose. For example, funds that are earmarked for a specific program might be described as a set-aside.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Cancelling a judgment or order or a step taken by a party in proceedings.
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
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v. To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To cancel, annul, or revoke a judgment or order.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To cancel, annul, or revoke a judgment or order.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.to annul or negate a court order or judgment by another court order. Example: a court dismisses a complaint believing the case had been settled. Upon being informed by a lawyer's motion that the lawsuit was not settled, the judge will issue an order to "set aside" the original dismissal.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.