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# annul

«annul» in Mova's school dictionary: **To officially say that something such as a marriage…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (annul, annuls, annulled, annulling); noun (annulment)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal, law) To officially say that something such as a marriage, contract or election never counted and is cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annul/#m1)

2) (church) In the Catholic Church, an annulment declares that a marriage was never valid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annul/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons, Henry VIII wanted the Pope to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon; when the Pope said no, England broke away from the Catholic Church. In law and news, courts annul results or agreements.

### examples

- Henry VIII asked the Pope to annul his first marriage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annul/#x1)
- The court annulled the election result. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annul/#x2)
- The contract was annulled because it was unfair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annul/#x3)
- Their marriage was annulled after a few months. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annul/#x4)
- The judge annulled the agreement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annul/#x5)
- Catholics believe an annulment means a marriage was never valid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annul/#x6)

### note

Formal word. Double l in «annulled» and «annulling», but one l in «annuls». It is different from divorce: divorce ends a marriage; annulment says it was never valid.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «annul» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annul/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.