Amanda Foreman

Contrary to popular belief, Henry VIII did not divorce any of his wives. He had sought an annulment from Catherine of Aragon - which he finally awarded to himself after the pope's continued refusal. When it came to Anne's turn, Henry took the easy route by having her found guilty of treason.

British Historian

Melville Fuller

The Emancipation Proclamation is predicated upon the idea that the President may so annul the constitutions and laws of sovereign states, overthrow their domestic relations, deprive loyal men of their property, and disloyal as well, without trial or condemnation.

American Judge

Dominic Chianese

I tried to become a family man. I got married, but it didn't work out. After 22 months we got an annulment. Then I married an Italian girl, which resulted in an immediate annulment. I had two annulments by the time I was 23.

American Actor

Richard Wagner

Here, everything is tragic through and through, and the will, that fain would shape a world according to its wish, at last can reach no greater satisfaction than the breaking of itself in dignified annulment.

German Composer

Reinhold Niebuhr

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

American Theologian

Annul is often used to describe the legal end of agreements, as if they never existed.

Legal Endings

'Annul' usually implies a final, irreversible action, with no chance to revert it.

Irreversible Process

Use 'annul' for formal cancellations, not for correcting everyday mistakes.

Not for Errors

Annulment in a legal sense requires an authority, like a court or governing body.

Authority Required

Annul is a formal term more common in legal or official documents than in casual conversation.

Formal Context

Annul can also refer to plans or events, indicating their complete cancellation.

Beyond Agreements

When something is annulled, it unequivocally leaves no room for further discussion or continuation.

No Room for Debate

 something Catherine failed to do in over twenty years of marriage. It takes two to make an heir, your honor. Ahem. Regardless, England needed a new queen to ensure stability, but the Pope refused to annul the union and let the king remarry.

History vs. Henry VIII -...

 chose to either annul their votes or stay home and pay a fine in the last mayoral elections. When it comes to inclusiveness, our cities are not the best cases of success either, and again, you don't need to look very far