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annulmentLegal invalidation of a marriage. It announces the invalidity of a marriage that was void from its inception. It is to be distinguished from dissolution or divorce. To justify annulment, the marriage contract must have a defect (e.g., incompetence of one party because of age, insanity, or a preexisting marriage). Continued absence of one party may also justify annulment. Generally, annulment is easier if the marriage is unconsummated. Both secular law and Christian canon law have annulment procedures. annulment a formal invalidation, as of a marriage, judicial proceeding, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The question is whether a different approach--one that would authorize and encourage judicial invalidation of democratically crafted policy choices on the basis of unelected judges' understanding of "political . Bottorff believes the invalidation of the water plan by the state Court of Appeal could affect future development. The CRA never has been used because President Clinton most likely would have vetoed a congressional invalidation of one of his administration's regulations. |
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