as in null
having no legal or binding force
public disclosure of the terms of the out-of-court settlement renders it null and void
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Recent Examples of null and void
Astrid finds a legal loophole to null and void her mom’s contract to wed Beetlejuice, which leads to Beetlejuice popping like a balloon and assumably going back to the Afterlife.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
Parliament stripped him of his seat, but on Aug. 1 the Constitutional Court declared his exclusion null and void.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
Legal professionals who protected women’s rights have also seen their efforts made null and void under the Taliban.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024
Leaks also wrote that the governor’s office is unable to file criminal charges or declare a notarized document null and void.
—Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
Parliament stripped him of his seat, but on Aug. 1 the Constitutional Court declared his exclusion null and void.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
Legal professionals who protected women’s rights have also seen their efforts made null and void under the Taliban.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024
Leaks also wrote that the governor’s office is unable to file criminal charges or declare a notarized document null and void.
—Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
Adjective
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According to the sages of Wall Street, the legacy cable/satellite/telco-TV bundle is as dead as the Diplodocus, although there are still an awful lot of customers banging around in that null set.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Or at least Eren couldn’t, and his conclusion ably demonstrated the scientific value of null results.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Following an August trial, Carter issued a ruling that the leases were invalid and ordered the VA to produce 750 temporary and 1,800 permanent housing units on the campus.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Vladimir Putin said any peace deal with Kyiv would be invalid because of a decree by Volodymyr Zelensky in comments that showed the Russian president was not interested in negotiations recognizing Ukraine as an independent state.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The rocket flying through this type of aurora will search for outgoing electrons that may have reversed direction, resulting in the dark void spots across the otherwise fluid, colorful bands of light.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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But creatives and companies alike are about to get a wake-up call when the app’s banned and a massive void rips open with nothing to replace it.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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