annul
verb (used with object)
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate.
had annulled
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past perfectof annul.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Zakharova also wrote on Telegram that Malta had annulled her visa to accompany Lavrov to the meeting.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
Citing a lack of electoral credibility, the officers announced they had annulled the election results, closed Gabon's borders until further notice, and dissolved state institutions.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2023
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement last week the government was “deeply concerned” that Myanmar had annulled Turnell’s amnesty and issued a subpoena for him to appear in court.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
In a 4-to-3 decision, justices of Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal reinstated the controversial 2017 pardon of Mr. Fujimori that a lower court had annulled on the grounds it had been granted illegally.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
James II., the bigoted successor of Charles the Voluptuous, had annulled the charters of all the colonies and sent a harsh and unprincipled soldier to take away our liberties and endanger our religion.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
