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annul

verb/əˈnʌl/

B2CEFR level
50/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

To declare a contract or transaction void and of no legal effect.

The court annulled the agreement once it found that consent had been procured by duress.

Similar: void, nullify, invalidate

Topic: Contracts in Legal English

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