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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Disannul, dis-an-nul′, v.t. to annul completely.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

I have come to England to disannul our marriage.

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To all whom it may concern:—I, Ethel Brand, being on this, the twenty-eighth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, in infirm health, yet in possession of sound mind and memory, and all my natural faculties, hereby declare this to be my last Will and Testament, and that I revoke, rescind, and disannul any and all Wills, Testaments, or Codicils previously made by me.

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Wilt thou disannul my judgment, Job?

From Time Magazine Archive

Wilt thou even disannul my judgment?

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