annulment

Noun
  1. The state of being cancelled or annulled (synset 114587637)
    hypernym: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    synonym: revocation
  2. (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) (synset 101243544)
    domain category: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    hypernym: breakup, dissolution - the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
    hyponym: dissolution of marriage - an annulment of a marriage
    synonym: invalidation
  3. The act of abrogating;
    An official or legal cancellation (synset 100232754)
    hypernym: cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
    hyponym:
    • derogation - (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law
    • vacation - the act of making something legally void
    • recall - the act of removing an official by petition
    • revocation - the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
    synonym: abrogation, repeal

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