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annulment

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/əˈnʌlmənt/ · an-nul-ment

The act of declaring something invalid; especially a legal declaration that an agreement or marriage is no longer in effect.

Meanings

nounformal

The act of declaring something invalid; especially a legal declaration that an agreement or marriage is no longer in effect.

کسی چیز کو غیر موثر قرار دینے کا عمل؛ خاص طور پر ایک قانونی اعلامیہ کہ کوئی معاہدہ یا شادی اب موثر نہیں ہے۔

منسوخی

mansookhi

Formal: نابود

Synonyms

cancellationrevocationvoidingختمکینسلمنسوخی

Antonyms

validationapprovalconfirmationتصدیقمنظوریتایید

Common Collocations

  • annulment of marriage
  • legal annulment
  • annulment process

Example Sentences

The annulment of their marriage was granted by the court.

ان کی شادی کی منسوخی عدالت نے منظور کی۔

Un ki shadi ki mansookhi adalat ne manzoor ki.

He filed for annulment within a month of the wedding.

اس نے شادی کے ایک ماہ کے اندر منسوخی کے لئے درخواست دی۔

Us ne shadi ke aik mahay ke andar mansookhi ke liye darkhwast di.

The legal annulment process can be complicated.

قانونی منسوخی کا عمل پیچیدہ ہو سکتا ہے۔

Qanooni mansookhi ka amal pechida ho sakta hai.

Easily Confused With

cancellation:Cancellation generally refers to the act of ending something, while annulment implies making something invalid from the start.

Word Family

annul
verbمنسوخ کرنا
annulled
adjectiveمنسوخ شدہ
annulling
verbمنسوخ کرنا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

An annulment makes an agreement 'null', think of 'annul' and 'null'.

Imagine a stamp marked 'VOID' on a legal document.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "annullare" — to make null

First known use: 14th century

The term originated from the Latin word 'annullare', which means to negate or make void. This concept has evolved to be used in legal contexts to denote the termination of a contract or marriage.