annul

/əˈnʌl/ v [T] (-ll-) law

Definition

› to announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing: The contract was finally annulled. annulment

/əˈnʌl·mənt/ n [C] › law You will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

(Definition of annul v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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