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• annul — an·nul /ə nəl/ vt an·nulled, an·nul·ling 1: to declare (a marriage) to have never validly existed compare divorce 2 a: to make legally void b: to declare to no longer have legal effect Merria …   Law dictionary

• annul — 1 *nullify, negate, invalidate, abrogate Analogous words: *neutralize, negative, counteract: cancel, efface, obliterate, blot out, *erase: annihilate, *abolish, extinguish 2 Annul, abrogate, void, vacate, quash are used chiefly in legal context… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• annul — transitive verb (annulled; annulling) Etymology: Middle English annullen, from Anglo French annuller, from Late Latin annullare, from Latin ad + nullus not any more at null Date: 15th century 1. to reduce to nothing ; obliterate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• annul — [[t]ənʌ̱l[/t]] annuls, annulling, annulled VERB: usu passive If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed. [be V ed] Opposition party leaders are now pressing for the… …   English dictionary

• AGUNAH — (Heb. עֲגוּנָה; lit. tied, cf. Ruth 1:13), married woman who for whatsoever reason is separated from her husband and cannot remarry, either because she cannot obtain a divorce from him (see divorce ), or because it is unknown whether he is still… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Nullification (U.S. Constitution) — Nullification is a legal theory that a State has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional. The theory is based on a view that the States formed the Union by an agreement (or compact ) among …   Wikipedia

• AGENCY — AGENCY, legal concept whereby the lawful acts of someone authorized by, and acting on behalf of, another are as effective as if performed by the principal; recognized in Jewish law from ancient times. A basic concept in the Talmud is that a man s …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• abrogate — ab·ro·gate / a brə ˌgāt/ vt gat·ed, gat·ing [Latin abrogare, from ab off + rogare ask, ask for approval of (a law)]: to abolish by authoritative, official, or formal action: annul repeal a recent addition to [section] 51B abrogate s statutory and …   Law dictionary

• quash — / kwäsh, kwȯsh/ vt [Anglo French quasser, from Middle French casser quasser, from Late Latin cassare, from Latin cassus void]: to make void: annul (2) quash a subpoena Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• Statutory Instrument (UK) — A Statutory Instrument (SI) is the principal form in which delegated or secondary legislation is made in Great Britain. Statutory Instruments are governed by the Statutory Instruments Act 1946. [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/19… …   Wikipedia

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