voidance

noun

Definition of voidancenext
as in annulment

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Recent Examples of voidance Under the league’s constitution, teams that are caught tampering face a potential range of punishments—including fines, forfeiture of draft picks and voidance of free agent signings. — Michael McCann, SI.com, 25 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voidance
  1. annulment
  2. invalidation
  3. nullification
  4. revocation
  5. neutralization
  6. rescission
  7. cancellation
  8. recision
Noun
  • Rodman filed for an annulment just nine days later, though the pair reconciled before Electra ultimately filed for divorce in April 1999.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • However, the pair divorced two years later and were granted an annulment by the Catholic Church in 1992.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of annulment
Noun
  • The most common reason for signature invalidation was that the person signing was not registered to vote.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • The outspoken rapper has often asserted her own personal truth, and seen its invalidation in conversation with others.
    — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 9 May 2026
Definition of invalidation
Noun
  • While most college broadcast-journalism programs tend to encourage would-be talent to ditch their regional accents in favor of a more neutral, untraceable delivery, TV pros who came up in the bigs aren’t subject to that sort of verbal nullification.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
  • The votes fell strictly along party lines, with every Republican member supported the nullification of a landmark conservation policy that 99 percent of Americans wanted to keep.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
Definition of nullification
Noun
  • This revocation process is expected to occur on a rolling basis, not all at once, the administration source said.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has pursued an immigration crackdown that ​includes revocations of visas and green cards and an aggressive deportation drive.
    — Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of revocation
Noun
  • The current process requires two hour-long chemical treatments at 60 degrees and 90 degrees Celsius, respectively, along with multiple rinsing, soaping and neutralization steps.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The two antibodies also worked additively, producing stronger neutralization together than either antibody achieved alone.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of neutralization
Noun
  • Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham was delisted by Rubio on the same day as Syria’s rescission.
    — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Is a lot of the roadless rule rescission just about deregulation?
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rescission
Noun
  • In the wake of the attacks, Strahan was one of the players who pushed for the cancellation of that weekend's football games out of respect for those lost.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But there’s also an active noise cancellation system that uses the new, very thin membrane speakers that JLR developed together with Warwick Audio that are mounted in the seat headrests.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of cancellation
Noun
  • The judgment here, premised on a decision of a federal court of appeals, provides more than enough basis to justify the recision of DACA.
    — Josh Blackman, National Review, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The House of Representatives passed the rule recision in February.
    — Katy Murphy, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
Definition of recision

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“Voidance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voidance. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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