Added 9 October 2026
annulment
/əˈnʌl.mənt/ noun
In Latin: abolitiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about annulment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The state of being cancelled or annulled.
- (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc).
- The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation.
Origin
Recorded since the 15th century (sense destruction); from Middle English anullement, partly from annullen (from Middle French annuller, from Latin annūllāre, from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“not any, nothing”) + verbal ending -āre) + -ment (“means to”) (from Latin -mentum) and partly from Middle French annullement. By surface analysis, annul + -ment.
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