An often formal act of putting an end to

• extinguishment

  1. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
  2. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.

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  1. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
  2. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.

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• avoidance

  1. (Law) An annulment.
  2. (Law) The act of making void; annulment
  3. The act of shunning or avoiding.

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  1. (Law) An annulment.
  2. (Law) The act of making void; annulment
  3. The act of shunning or avoiding.

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• voidance

  1. The condition of being vacant; emptiness.
  2. Annulment, as of a contract
  3. The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.

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  1. The condition of being vacant; emptiness.
  2. Annulment, as of a contract
  3. The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.

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• nullification

  1. A theory justifying such action.
  2. The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
  3. In U.S. history, the refusal of a state to recognize or enforce within its territory any federal law held to be an infringement on its sovereignty

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  1. A theory justifying such action.
  2. The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
  3. In U.S. history, the refusal of a state to recognize or enforce within its territory any federal law held to be an infringement on its sovereignty

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• invalidation

  1. The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.

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  1. The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.

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• defeasance

  1. (Now rare) Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
  2. The annulment of a contract or deed
  3. (US, law) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment.

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  1. (Now rare) Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
  2. The annulment of a contract or deed
  3. (US, law) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment.

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• cancellation

  1. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.
  2. The act of canceling
  3. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

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  1. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.
  2. The act of canceling
  3. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

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• annulment

  1. An annulling or being annulled
  2. An act of annulling.
  3. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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  1. An annulling or being annulled
  2. An act of annulling.
  3. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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• annihilation

  1. (Physics) The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.
  2. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  3. The act or process of annihilating.

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  1. (Physics) The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.
  2. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  3. The act or process of annihilating.

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• abrogation

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• abolition

  1. The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
  2. Abolishment of slavery.
  3. An abolishing or being abolished

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  1. The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
  2. Abolishment of slavery.
  3. An abolishing or being abolished

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• abolishment

  1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16^th century.]

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  1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16^th century.]

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A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or charge

• traversal

  1. The act of traversing; a crossing
  2. The product or result of traversing

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  1. The act of traversing; a crossing
  2. The product or result of traversing

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• rejection

  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. The act of rejecting.

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  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. The act of rejecting.

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• disclaimer

  1. A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions, and the like.
  2. A refusal to accept responsibility; disavowal
  3. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.

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  1. A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions, and the like.
  2. A refusal to accept responsibility; disavowal
  3. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.

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• disaffirmation

  1. Repudiation of self or other.
  2. The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.

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  1. Repudiation of self or other.
  2. The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.

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• disaffirmance

  1. (Law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. (Law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• denial

  1. (Dated, psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
  2. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or allegation; a contradiction.
  3. A refusal to believe or accept (a doctrine, etc.)

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  1. (Dated, psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
  2. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or allegation; a contradiction.
  3. A refusal to believe or accept (a doctrine, etc.)

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• contradiction

  1. A person, thing, or statement having contradictory elements or qualities
  2. The state of being contradicted:
  3. A condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy

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  1. A person, thing, or statement having contradictory elements or qualities
  2. The state of being contradicted:
  3. A condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy

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Opposite

• contrary

  1. Something that is opposite or contrary.
  2. Either of two opposing or contrary things:
  3. (Logic) A proposition related to another in such a way that if the latter is true, the former must be false, but if the latter is false, the former is not necessarily true.

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  1. Something that is opposite or contrary.
  2. Either of two opposing or contrary things:
  3. (Logic) A proposition related to another in such a way that if the latter is true, the former must be false, but if the latter is false, the former is not necessarily true.

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• converse

  1. A thing related in a converse way; the opposite
  2. (Logic) A proposition obtained by conversion.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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  1. A thing related in a converse way; the opposite
  2. (Logic) A proposition obtained by conversion.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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• contradiction

  1. The state of being contradicted:
  2. One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another:
  3. A condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy

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  1. The state of being contradicted:
  2. One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another:
  3. A condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy

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Denial

• repudiation

  1. The refusal, especially by public authorities, to acknowledge a contract or debt.
  2. The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated.

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  1. The refusal, especially by public authorities, to acknowledge a contract or debt.
  2. The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated.

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• contradiction

  1. A statement in opposition to another; denial
  2. The act or an instance of contradicting:
  3. The state of being contradicted:

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  1. A statement in opposition to another; denial
  2. The act or an instance of contradicting:
  3. The state of being contradicted:

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• opposition

  1. The position of the superior planet or the moon in this configuration.
  2. A political party or an organized group opposed to the group, party, or government in power.
  3. An opposed condition; resistance, contradiction, contrast, hostility, etc.

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  1. The position of the superior planet or the moon in this configuration.
  2. A political party or an organized group opposed to the group, party, or government in power.
  3. An opposed condition; resistance, contradiction, contrast, hostility, etc.

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