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Set aside

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To cancel, annul, or revoke a judgment or order.


set aside v. to annul or negate a court order or judgment by another court order. Example: a court dismisses a complaint believing the case had been settled. Upon being informed by a lawyer's motion that the lawsuit was not settled, the judge will issue an order to "set aside" the original dismissal.


TO SET ASIDE. To annul; to make void; as to set aside an award.
     2. When proceedings are irregular they may be set aside on, motion of the party whom they injuriously affect.


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