disannul

American

[dis-uh-nuhl] / ˌdɪs əˈnʌl /

verb (used with object)

disannulled, disannulling

to annul utterly; make void.

to disannul a contract.

disannul British

/ ˌdɪsəˈnʌl /

verb

(tr) law to cancel; make void

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Other Word Forms

disannuller noun
disannulment noun

Etymology

Origin of disannul

First recorded in 1485–95; dis- ¹ + annul

Example Sentences

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Wilt thou dare To disannul my judgments? and above Unerring wisdom, and unbounded power Exalt thine own?

From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Sigourney, Lydia Howard

Ye made peace with us that ye might get back your legions that were taken, and now ye would disannul it.

From Stories From Livy by Pinelli, Bartolomeo

“The Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?”

From History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians by Summers, Thomas O. (Thomas Osmond)

And are the nations so united now, In Canada, that nothing comes between To break the bond, or disannul the vow Of friendship and of fealty to our Queen?

From The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic by Skeats, Wilfred S.

PrAzar 11 Yet deliver us not up wholly, for thy name's sake, neither disannul thou thy covenant:

From Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha by Anonymous

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