What's the difference between annul and rescind?

Annul


Definition:

  • (a.) To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.
  • (a.) To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The unique structure we describe is a cytoplasmic organelle which, like annulate lamellae, is closely associated with the endoplasmic reticulum and is presumed to be related to the genesis of rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum in tumor cells.
  • (2) The description of the structure of epithelial cells includes: 1) the endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes, 2) mitochondria, 3) the nucleus, 4) the golgi complex and secretory bodies, 5) lysosomes, 6) annulate lamellae, 7) luminal surface, 8) basal surface, 9) lateral surface, and 10) the nucleolar channel system.
  • (3) The following consequences can be drawn for the taxonomy and biochemistry of the tested organisms: e) The species status of M. gastri should be annuled.
  • (4) Both tumor cells frequently contained well-developed RER, zymogen-like granules, and annulate lamellae.
  • (5) A close association was observed annulate lamellae and granular endoplasmic reticulum.
  • (6) "It may be thought strange that I could abstain from a woman who to most people was so attractive," he told his lawyer during the annulment proceedings.
  • (7) The more the president rules by decree – and one faction in the Brotherhood argues that he should issue a constitutional decree of his own, annulling the content of the decree Scaf issued within hours of the closing of the presidential polls – the more he risks alienating his future political partners in the broad-tent political coalition he intends to set up both under him as president, and under the prime minister he intends to nominate.
  • (8) The sarcocysts of both species are trabeculated and their cyst walls have cytophaneres containing annulated fibrils and coarse, electron dense granules.
  • (9) Still, Rafsanjani – often accused of sitting on the fence – did not call outright for an annulment.
  • (10) Replacement of the common fresh weight or dry weight specific oxygen consumption by a more synthetic value calculated from ash-free dry weight specific oxygen consumption measurements, to annulate the body-size effect, is proposed for interspecific comparison over a wide range of body size, taking into account parameters such as temperature.
  • (11) The most unique ultrastructure feature was the presence of annulate lamellae in four of the six cases.
  • (12) If you are made bankrupt it is possible to get the bankruptcy order annulled if you can get your creditors to agree to what is called a fast track IVA.
  • (13) Among a "toolbox" of actions under consideration are: • full or partial annulment of the Oslo Accords, under which the Palestinian Authority (PA) was established • withholding tax revenues Israel collects on behalf of the PA • cancellation of permits for thousands of Palestinian labourers to work in Israel • withdrawal of travel privileges for senior PA officials • acceleration of building programmes in West Bank settlements • unilateral annexation of the main Jewish settlement blocks.
  • (14) This may suggest that annulate lamellae participate in protein synthesis.
  • (15) A specific organelle, the annulate lamellae or lamellar body, was seen in tight correlation with other structures near the nucleus.
  • (16) The methionine synergism for P. malhamensis growth is also negated when B12 activity is annulled by alkali treatment; MTA is not inactivated by such treatment.
  • (17) The similarities in structure to the nuclear envelope and the relation between annulate lamellae and other cellular organelles (especially endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes) suggest that lamellae may be involved in the release, assembly or activation of stored development information.
  • (18) The annulated derivative N6-(1-naphthylmethyl)adenosine resulted in a very potent A2 agonist (A1 Ki = 24 nM, A2 Ki = 9.1 nM), whereas N6-(9-anthracenylmethyl)adenosine was virtually inactive (A1 Ki = 9,000 nM, A2 Ki = 29,000 nM).
  • (19) The omission of sodium or dextrose in the perfusion fluid annulled this effect.
  • (20) In March this year, an Indonesian court annulled a 17-year-old private contract with the water corporations Suez and Aetra on the basis of human rights violations resulting from a fourfold rise in tariffs since the utility was privatised, lower service coverage than promised, and water leakage levels of up to 44%.

Rescind


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.
  • (v. t.) Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The wives and girlfriends who were originally invited to accompany their playing partners on the World Cup tour have had their invitations formally rescinded.
  • (2) The ruling cannot be appealed, in effect rescinding the mother's rights to see her son.
  • (3) The BMA, however, will still be free to join ongoing talks over reforms after the government rescinded a talks ban for any unions that had rejected the outline proposals.
  • (4) If Obama rescinded the system altogether, it would make it significantly harder for Trump to build a Muslim registry.
  • (5) Connolly told a local paper , “Our position, if the termination for parental rights is granted, is that [she] would not have standing to obtain the abortion.” He’s arguing that Doe’s parental rights should be rescinded because she is facing charges of chemical endangerment of a child.
  • (6) More than 1,300 church members in Osorno, along with 30 priests from the diocese and 51 of Chile’s 120 members of parliament, sent letters to Francis in February urging him to rescind the appointment.
  • (7) Meanwhile environmental groups have said Feldman's ruling may have to be rescinded because of the possible conflict of interests.
  • (8) Both the refusal of Labour to rescind arms exports licenses issued to Indonesia granted under the Conservatives, and figures showing the number of arms exports licences issued with respect to Indonesia , have bought the sincerity of Labour's policy into question.
  • (9) The supreme court, led by an increasingly assertive and popular chief justice, has long demanded the government write to Switzerland to rescind a 2008 notification that it was no longer a party to corruption charges against President Asif Ali Zardari that Swiss officials had investigated.
  • (10) Asked if Australia would rescind an invite to Russian president Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Brisbane scheduled for November, Abbott responded: “I don’t want to pre-empt what happens down the track.” Flight MH17 was flying over Ukrainian airspace, 1000 feet above a no-fly zone when it is believed to have been shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
  • (11) The House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi, said: “There must be no sugarcoating the reality that a white nationalist has been named chief strategist for the Trump administration.” Departing US Senate minority leader Harry Reid on Tuesday called on the president to rescind Bannon’s appointment, which he said has only “deepened” the country’s divisions since the election.
  • (12) English rewrote Walsh's article, subbing it down to 2,200 words, and then persuaded his friend and colleague to rescind his resignation.
  • (13) Yet he defended the appointments that have now been rescinded, on the grounds that anyone working across government should properly be a civil servant.
  • (14) Will David Cameron have the courage to do what veteran Yorkshire Post columnist Bernard Dineen suggests today , namely to rescind my expulsion and give the Conservative party the alliance its history and policies deserve, with the mainstream EPP?
  • (15) That provoked uproar in the press room and was eventually rescinded.
  • (16) In Washington, Abadi insisted Iraqi fighters maintained the “upper hand psychologically” and that areas controlled by his government were increasing while those controlled by militants were rescinding.
  • (17) He rescinded Malawi's recognition of Taiwan and in 2007 established diplomatic links with Beijing.
  • (18) The fact they have rescinded this rule, which was introduced specifically to protect citizens from being screwed over, is insane,” she said.
  • (19) Yesterday, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) rescinded the invitations of several journalists to attend a public briefing regarding a multilateral trade agreement under negotiation called the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
  • (20) Describing the award as “morally reprehensible” and calling for it to be rescinded, the petition has gathered more than 500 staff signatures.