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annum  luctus (an-<<schwa>>m  l<<schwa>>k-t<<schwa>>s),  n.[Latin  “year  of  mourning”] Roman  law.  The  year  following  the  death  of  a  married  man  during  which  his  widow  could  not remarry, because of the confusion that would ensue in determining the parentage of a child born a few months after a second marriage within that year. — Also sometimes termed…

annulment of judgment.A retroactive  obliteration of a judicial decision, having the  effect of restoring the parties to their pretrial positions. • Types of annulment include reversal and vacation. See REVERSE; VACATE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

annulment of adoption.See ABROGATION OF ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

annulment (<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>l-m<<schwa>>nt), n.1. The act of nullifying or making void;  VOIDANCE.  2.  A  judicial  or  ecclesiastical  declaration  that  a  marriage  is  void.  •  An annulment  establishes  that  the  marital  status  never  existed.  So  annulment  and  dissolution  of marriage (or divorce) are fundamentally different: an annulment renders a marriage void from the beginning, while dissolution of…

annuity trust.See TRUST. [Blacks Law 8th]

annuity policy.An insurance policy providing for monthly or periodic payments to the insured to begin at a fixed date and continue through the insured’s life. [Blacks Law 8th]

annuity insurance.See INSURANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

annuity depreciation method.See DEPRECIATION METHOD.  [Blacks Law 8th]

annuity bond.See BOND(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

annuity  (<<schwa>>-n[y]oo-<<schwa>>-tee).1.  An  obligation  to  pay  a  stated  sum,  usu. monthly  or  annually,  to  a  stated  recipient.  •  These  payments  terminate  upon  the  death  of  the designated beneficiary. [Cases: Annuities    1.C.J.S. Annuities §§ 2–4, 6–9, 21.] 2. A fixed sum of money  payable periodically. 3. A right, often acquired under a life-insurance contract, to receive…