WorldAugust 15, 2026

annulled

uh-NULD

Definition

To declare a legal document, opinion, or official act to be invalid or of no further effect.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'annullare,' meaning to reduce to nothing, formed from the prefix 'ad-' (to) and 'nullus' (none).

In the news

Kljajić claims that the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption invalidated their own previous legal ruling by issuing a new, contradictory one. This shift in the agency's official stance is central to his argument that the dismissal process was legally flawed.

Kljajić: I will check the game-playing between ASK and the Government in court proceedings

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