Annulments

/əˈnʌlmənts/ noun

Definition

Plural of annulment; multiple instances of officially declaring something void, null, or invalid.

Etymology

From the noun 'annulment' (action of annulling) with standard plural '-s'. The root 'annul' comes from Latin 'annullare.'

Kelly Says

The spike in annulments during the 20th century shows how divorce became a social norm—instead of annulling marriages (pretending they never happened), people just divorced them (admitting they did but ended).

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