annulment

Definition of Annulment in English :

1. annulment, revocation

the state of being cancelled or annulled

2. annulment, invalidation

(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

3. abrogation, annulment, repeal

the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Annulment

noun

1.

a formal invalidation, as of a marriage, judicial proceeding, etc

2.

the act of annulling

noun

1.

an annulling or being annulled

2.

an invalidation, as of a marriage, by the decree of a court

n.

1. An act of annulling.

2. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.