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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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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

Again, "these magistrates ever reserve to themselves, a power to alter, evade and disannul any law or command, not agreeing with their humor, or the absolute authority of their government, acknowledging no superior."

From The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 2 by Harry Alonzo Cushing

And "the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after," did not disannul that covenant "that was confirmed before of God in Christ."

From Bertha and Her Baptism by Nehemiah Adams

This promise made unto Abraham by God, to be fulfilled by Christ, "the law, which was four hundred and thirty years afterwards, could not disannul."

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger

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 Wilfred S. Skeats

For his services he received the sum of 200l. currency per annum; but the legislature at last thought it a waste of the public money, and within these few years the office has been disannulled.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

A question mark was changed to a period in the following sentence, “The question to be decided is whether these regulations are still in force, or whether they were disannulled by the gospel dispensation.”

From War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ by David Low Dodge

Now that which is disannulled and waxed old, is ready to vanish away.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

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

From The first New Testament printed in English by

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

From A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse by Sylvester Bliss

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

From Barlaam and Ioasaph by Saint John of Damascus

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 William Pinnock

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 W. E. Vine

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