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单词 annulment
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Definition of annulment in English:

annulment

nounəˈnʌlm(ə)ntəˈnəlmənt
mass noun
  • The act of annulling something.

    the applicant sought the annulment of the decision
    count noun grounds for an annulment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her marriage to her campaign manager had landed her with some heavy baggage, if only in the eyes of those who considered the Catholic Church's policy on annulments hypocritical.
    • In the area of family law, meanwhile, it says that people can expect to wait between six and nine months for judicial separations, divorces, annulments and appeals.
    • More than 5,000 annulments were granted annually; the beneficiaries included President Ricardo Lagos.
    • A growing number of young couples are applying for annulments, because it is cheaper and quicker than getting a divorce.
    • The Roman Catholic Church still refuses to recognise divorce, but does recognise annulments, which are granted on a much smaller scale in Ireland every year.
    • An annulment is a Church ruling that the marriage was invalid.
    • With a media blitz on who's dating whom, broken engagements, new engagements, marriages, and annulments, the world has seemed to turn its focus on love.
    Synonyms
    invalidation, nullification, voiding
    repeal, cancellation, rescinding, reversal, revocation, setting aside, abolition, abrogation, rescindment, withdrawal, countermanding, quashing
    rare rescission, disannulment, negation, recall
 
 

Definition of annulment in US English:

annulment

nounəˈnəlməntəˈnəlmənt
  • The act of annulling something.

    the applicant sought the annulment of the decision
    grounds for an annulment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her marriage to her campaign manager had landed her with some heavy baggage, if only in the eyes of those who considered the Catholic Church's policy on annulments hypocritical.
    • In the area of family law, meanwhile, it says that people can expect to wait between six and nine months for judicial separations, divorces, annulments and appeals.
    • An annulment is a Church ruling that the marriage was invalid.
    • With a media blitz on who's dating whom, broken engagements, new engagements, marriages, and annulments, the world has seemed to turn its focus on love.
    • The Roman Catholic Church still refuses to recognise divorce, but does recognise annulments, which are granted on a much smaller scale in Ireland every year.
    • A growing number of young couples are applying for annulments, because it is cheaper and quicker than getting a divorce.
    • More than 5,000 annulments were granted annually; the beneficiaries included President Ricardo Lagos.
    Synonyms
    invalidation, nullification, voiding
 
 
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