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Nullity vs Annulment - What's the difference?

nullity | annulment |

As nouns the difference between nullity and annulment

is that nullity is the state of being null, or void, or invalid while annulment is an act or instance of annulling.

nullity

English

Noun

(nullities)
  • The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
    • nullity of marriage
  • (legal) A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity.
  • (math) The difference between the rank of a matrix and the number of columns it has; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.

    • Derived terms

    *decree of nullity

    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