"annul" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 宣布无效
• 取消（法律）

Definition

正式宣布某项事物（如法律、合同或婚姻）不再有效或没有法律效力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“annul”用于正式或法律场合，常见于婚姻、合同、法规等，如“annul a marriage”。并不只是“取消”，而是从法律上使其无效，好像从未存在过。

Examples

The judge decided to annul the contract.

法官决定**宣布无效**该合同。

They wanted to annul their marriage after only three months.

他们想在结婚仅三个月后**宣布无效**婚姻。

A new law can annul previous agreements.

一项新法律可以**取消**先前的协议。

If there's proof of fraud, the contract may be annulled by the court.

如果有欺诈证据，法院可以**宣布无效**合同。

She applied to annul her marriage on the grounds of bigamy.

她以重婚为由申请**宣布无效**她的婚姻。

Sometimes, mistakes in paperwork can annul an entire deal.

有时候，文件填写的错误会**使**整个交易**无效**。