to nullify
15
7.2
- verb
- /ˈnʌlɪˌfaɪ/
- Formal
:
anular
- Such a concept would nullify the existence of the state governments.
- nullify the law
- nullify the agreement
- nullify your right
The by product of that is that you nullify corporation tax.
- The by product of that is that you nullify corporation tax.
- A prosecutor can effectively nullify whatever laws he or she wants and can turn a place into anarchy.
- In doing so, it does not completely nullify the other law, because the other law also expresses the ethical, and not merely by accident.
Examples
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In a rare move, the union is also asking the court to nullify the arbitrator's ruling.
Blog text (11) -
Several of my former clients have tried to have the courts nullify it.
Fiction book (2000) -
Married women could appeal to the courts to nullify agreements made without their prior knowledge.
Academic text (1994) -
Meanwhile, the Obama administration is working to nullify state laws enacted to prevent voter fraud.
Blog text (8) -
The message of that argument essentially was that jurors have the power to nullify the law, Kamisar said.
Academic text (1995) -
Jury nullification is an American time-honored and lawful tradition of nullifying bad law by voting not guilty.
Blog text (5) -
The judge decided to nullify the contract due to fraudulent claims made by the defendant.
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You can nullify the previous agreement by submitting a formal request to the board.
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The law was enacted to nullify any penalties associated with minor offenses.
Synonyms
224
1.0
To make a ticket, order, or rule no longer valid
143
4.3
To cancel a law or rule so it no longer applies
112
4.1
To officially end a law, system, or practice
102
2.6
Cancel the effect of an action or decision
96
6.2
Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license
52
5.3
To make something no longer work or be true
50
7.4
Declare a law or rule no longer valid
44
7.9
Officially cancel a law, order, or agreement
39
5.6
To stop an action or effect by acting against it
33
6.1
To make a document or agreement have no legal effect anymore
23
7.1
To declare something legally invalid
15
6.6
Cancel an official decision so it is no longer in effect
12
4.0
Make one thing stop the effect of another so nothing happens
11
8.1
Officially say a decision or order is not valid
10
8.8
To officially cancel a law, agreement, or right
6
6.3
Officially say that a law, contract, or marriage is no longer valid
To make something legally invalid
To make a debt or contract no longer valid
To cancel an earlier decision that said something was not valid so it becomes valid again
Antonyms
How Effective
- Formal
15
7.2
- Formal
6
6.3
224
1.0
39
5.6
47
4.8
270
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nullify comes from the Latin word nullus, which means 'not any', and the ending -ify, meaning 'to make', as in simplify; a helpful way to remember it is 'make nothing'. So to nullify a law or contract is to 'make it nothing' and cancel its legal effect.