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disannul

American  
[dis-uh-nuhl] / ˌdɪs əˈnʌl /

verb (used with object)

disannulled, disannulling
  1. to annul utterly; make void.

    to disannul a contract.


disannul British  
/ ˌdɪsəˈnʌl /

verb

  1. (tr) law to cancel; make void

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of disannul

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

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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.

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 village owns no school to disannul the tie of blood, to warp and weaken the affection that holds them well together.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various

C. and xxx. years, doth not disannul the testament, that was confirmed of God unto Christward, to make the promise of none effect.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

Now, trust me, were it not against our laws, Against my crown, my oath, my dignity, 404 145 Which princes, would they, may not disannul, My soul should sue as advocate for thee.

From The Comedy of Errors The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Clark, William George

This declaration of Independence was received and ratified by all the States in the Union, and has never been disannulled.

From The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 4 by Cushing, Harry Alonzo

Then the commandment that went afore, is disannulled, because of his weakness and unprofitableness.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

In the last, it is employed in the original of the following:—"And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand."

From The Ordinance of Covenanting by Cunningham, John

Both speak grandiloquently of a charter disannulled and of ancient privileges violated.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den

"Many rather fall upon me for what hath been received; but I hope such suits will be disannulled."

From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Notestein, Wallace

Daniel tells us the mode of the disannulling.

From The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire by Vine, W. E.

Then he reckoned up in order the good things wherefrom we excluded ourselves by the disannulling of his commandment.

From Barlaam and Ioasaph by John of Damascus, Saint

It began by an act of oblivion for all former words and actions, and by disannulling all the cruel edicts of Calig'ula.

From Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. by Pinnock, William

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