annul

• Why then the revoking my consent does annul, or make of none effect your oath; so you may unswear it again. —  The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2]
• As it was within the recognised power of the Pope to grant such rights and jurisdiction, and to attach conditions thereto, it was equally within his power to annul or withdraw them if the Spanish sovereigns failed to fulfil those conditions. —  Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings
• Then the State has clothed one of its agents with power to annul or evade it. —  The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921
• A peace boom in the iron and steel and shipbuilding trades appears certain Here, before passing on to more general considerations, we may notice incidentally--it is brought out in the first quotation--that the taxation of war profits reduces them proportionately but can never annul or quite overtake them. —  The World in Chains Some Aspects of War and Trade
• We will fight for the ideals and sacred things of the city, both alone and with many; we will revere and obey the city's laws and do our best to incite a like respect and reverence in those above us who are prone to annul or to set them at naught; we will strive unceasingly to quicken the public's sense of civic duty. —  Winning a Cause World War Stories

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