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Annulment vs Disaffirmance - What's the difference?

annulment | disaffirmance |

As nouns the difference between annulment and disaffirmance

is that annulment is an act or instance of annulling while disaffirmance is (legal) the act of disaffirming; denial.

annulment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act or instance of annulling.
  • A state of having been annulled.
  • An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract
  • A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
  • (archaic) Total destruction.

    • Synonyms

    * abolition * nullification (cognate) * cancellation

    disaffirmance

    English

    Noun

  • (legal) The act of disaffirming; denial.
  • (legal) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal.
    • disaffirmance of judgement
    (Webster 1913)