verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a marriage is annulled formal (= is officially ended by a court or church )
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Henry VIII had his first marriage annulled.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
election
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Three days after the poll, Gen Noriega annulled the elections .
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Jovic nevertheless dismissed fears that the Presidency might seek to annul the election results and declare a state of emergency.
marriage
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They were married in 1930 and the marriage was annulled in 1933.
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A non-Catholic who is married to a non-Catholic can have that marriage annulled in order to be baptized and marry a Catholic.
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Ruskin's marriage was annulled in July 1854, on the grounds that it had not been consummated.
result
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Jovic nevertheless dismissed fears that the Presidency might seek to annul the election results and declare a state of emergency.
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That August, Babaginda annulled the results of the June presidential election.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A constitutional court could not have prevented dictatorship by annulling the law.
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A military junta had just overthrown the constitutional government and annulled a recently held presidential election.
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A non-Catholic who is married to a non-Catholic can have that marriage annulled in order to be baptized and marry a Catholic.
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If the tribunal upholds the appeal, then last Sunday's race, won by Senna, would be annulled.
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They were married in 1930 and the marriage was annulled in 1933.
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Three days after the poll, Gen Noriega annulled the elections.