Annulling

/əˈnʌlɪŋ/ Present participle of annul; the act of voiding, canceling, or declaring something null and void.

Definition

In the process of making something legally or officially null, void, or of no effect.

Etymology

From the verb 'annul' (Late Latin 'annullare') with the present participle suffix '-ing,' indicating an ongoing action or process.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'annulling a marriage' creates a strange legal fiction where two people go from spouses to never-married in one court decision—a rewriting of history that shows law's power to reshape reality.

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