Cancelled
/ˈkæn.səld/
Definitions
- (adj.) Having been declared invalid or null, especially of agreements, contracts, or appointments.
The cancelled contract released both parties from obligations.
- (v.) Past tense and past participle of cancel, meaning to annul or revoke a legal agreement or transaction.
The court cancelled the prior ruling due to procedural errors.
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Commentary
In legal contexts, 'cancelled' as an adjective describes a state resulting from a prior act of cancellation; as a verb form, it refers to the completed action of annulling or revoking a legal instrument or decision.
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