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annul

[uh-nuhl] / əˈnʌl /


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"The claims seeking to annul the registration of the federal list of candidates for the State Duma of the ninth convocation, nominated by the Yabloko political party, were granted," judge Vyacheslav Kirillov said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Klein & Wilson, a law firm based in Newport Beach, Calif., outlines the reasons you can revoke or annul a contract.

From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026

"The Court of Justice dismisses Lufthansa's appeal and thus upholds the General Court's ruling to annul the decision by which the Commission had approved the recapitalisation of Lufthansa," it said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

Andros immediately sought to annul the move on grounds that only he had the authority to name a thanksgiving day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

No, I think, but even if it were, it turned out to be Mitt, some wondrous thing, who will forever annul any of our regret.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

It is ironic that Parrott has a penchant for tattoos - his injury time winner against Hungary on Sunday is a moment now permanently inked in the annuls of Irish football.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025

India’s child marriage law deems the act of marrying below adult age illegal, but the marriage itself is valid until either party annuls it once they reach adulthood.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023

As of Friday it annuls all convictions for political, ideological, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.

From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2022

Sept. 7: Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously annuls portions of a law in Coahuila — a state on the Texas border — that had made abortion a criminal act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

When Congress passes a bankruptcy law it annuls all the State laws on that subject.

From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens

He annulled her royal title; declared their only child, Elizabeth, illegitimate; and damned her memory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Greenspan’s marriage was annulled amicably after a year, but his friendship with Rand lasted until her death in 1982.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The first trial over his death was annulled last year following revelations that one of the judges took part in a clandestine documentary about the case.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

Their marriage was annulled the following November, months before “Control” was released.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2026

“Cause if'n you do, or if’n you have a mind to after you git over bein’ so mad at him, why, we could git this’n annulled.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Dieudonne Boutrin, an activist from the overseas territory of Martinique who is descended from enslaved people, said annulling the Black Code should have been done ages ago.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

Lore Segal was 10 years old in 1938 when Nazi Germany annexed Austria and began the process of annulling the citizenships and confiscating the properties of Jewish families such as her own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

But on Saturday, just hours after Ali Bongo was announced as the winner of a disputed presidential election, the military announced it was annulling the results and taking over.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023

Colombia's aviation regulator approved the merger in late April after repeated delays, with the civil aviation authority objecting to the deal last November, before annulling and reopening the process in January after citing procedural irregularities.

From Reuters ● May 13, 2023

Not only did Alexander not oppose this, but he also rendered it easier by annulling King Louis’s previous marriage.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli


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