The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.
26,102
words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593
searchable synonym connections
350,924
published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning
Gambling contract
a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions
42
useful connections shown
0 reviewed relationships and
42 broader connections.
Reviewed set in progress
No hand-reviewed synonym set has been published for this word yet.
The broader connections below can still help you explore, but they are labelled by the evidence joining the words and should not automatically be treated as substitutes.
Explore further
Words from the same subject
These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.
To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.The act of inavlidating, or the state of being invalidated.
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the…
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment.
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.contract governing the merger of two or more companies
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality…
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the o…
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract between crew and captain of a ship
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee)
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality…
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract in which the contractor is paid their total cost plus a stated percentage of profit
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.
Explore further
Words connected by meaning
Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.
A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treatin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, esp. the con…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public busi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.One who demurs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; int…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to env…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, performance, party, contingent, outcome.
All dictionary tools
Explore Academic Dictionary
The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.
Aa
Dictionary
Definitions and meanings
⇄
Thesaurus
Synonyms with nuance
¶
Academic writing
Evidence and analysis
✓
Professional
Workplace vocabulary
⌛
Word origins
Etymology and roots
∑
Subjects
Specialist dictionaries
⠿
Word clusters
Connected vocabulary
≈
Word similarity
Compare two words
#
Crossword
Play with vocabulary