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Meanings of annulment in English

Portuguese
anulação
Catalan
cancel·lació

The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation.

anulação
Portuguese
anulação
Spanish
anulación

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

anulação

The state of being cancelled or annulled.

The abrogation of a law by a higher authority.

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Examples for "cassation"
Examples for "cassation"
1
But Italy's top appeal court, the court of cassation, quashed that ruling last year.
The Guardian
2
The hall of the first cassation, or grand court of appeal, is very fine.
The Stranger in France / or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Ill...
3
To use the French terms, there cannot be appel, but there may be cassation.
Russia
4
Belgium's court of cassation then referred the case to the EU's top court for clarification.
Radio NZ
5
The revision and cassation could easily have been delayed.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
Usage of annulment in English
1
Such an annulment is exceptional but unsurprising, given all of the circumstances.
The Guardian
2
Her second son, Gabriel, was just two when the annulment came through.
The Guardian
3
On Wednesday, the actor applied for an annulment, entertainment website TMZ reported.
The Irish Times
4
Only marriages which have not been consummated may be dissolved by annulment.
Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600 / King ...
5
He could leave her now and let her have a quiet annulment.
The devil she knows
6
How did you think you were going to ask me for an annulment?
My darling caroline
7
I've talked with Father Kevin and told him to forget about the annulment.
Extracurricular activities
8
He remarried and sought an annulment of their marriage from the Catholic church.
The Irish Times
9
The annulment of the sale would bring him face to face with ruin.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
10
The King has announced the council to declare the annulment of your marriage.
The Secret Eleanor
11
Hollywood star Nicolas Cage has filed an annulment four days after getting married.
The Irish Times
12
The old commander predicts that there will be a murder, not an annulment.
The King’s Curse
13
The idea of an annulment was out of the question.
Danielle Steel
14
Mousavi has earlier rejected any partial recount of the election, calling for its annulment.
Reuters
15
Critics say the annulment of his conviction highlights the weaknesses of Guatemala's justice system.
Reuters
16
This isn't about the annulment; I didn't want it, either.
Sweet Filthy Boy
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Annulment through the time
Annulment across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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