Annul
Break
Break verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the final vote broke the deadlock
Both words in one sentence
- So, Henry decided to break away from Rome, declare himself Head of the Church in England, and annul the marriage himself.
Source: Useful Notes / Thomas More - Meanwhile, Henry VIII led the Church of England to break with the Catholic Church, after it refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon for failing to bear him a son.
Source: Christianity Is Catholic
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