nullity
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- noun
- /ˈnʌlɪti/
- Formal
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nulidad
- In legal terms, the nullity of the decision meant it had no force or effect.
- declaration of nullity
Examples
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Once my wife had found a lover, she had no difficulty finding priestly and bishop support for our divorce and seeking nullity.
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You would, quite simply, end the civil marriage, or at least immediately remove yourself from it temporarily if you are awaiting a declaration of nullity.
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What they have wanted is a declaration that the excommunications were invalid; they wanted a decree of nullity.
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The right under the collective bargaining agreement to supplemental procedural steps preliminary to a decision to grant or withhold tenure is not rendered a nullity by the right of the board to deny tenure without explanation.
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The bargained-for right to supplemental procedural steps preliminary to a board of education's final action to grant or withhold tenure to a teacher is not to be rendered a nullity because of the board's right to deny tenure without explanation.
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The court issued a ruling of nullity for the improperly executed contract.
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After reviewing the evidence, the judge declared the agreement a legal nullity.
Synonyms
A situation when a document or agreement has no legal force
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Morphology
Etymology
Nullity comes from the Latin nullus meaning 'not any' and the ending -ity meaning 'state of', and it is related to the common word null and to nullify ('to make nothing'). So a legal nullity is treated as 'nothing' by the law and has no legal value.