nullify
to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
to deprive (something) of value or effectiveness; make futile or of no consequence.
Origin of nullify
1Other words for nullify
Other words from nullify
- nul·li·fi·er, noun
- re·nul·li·fy, verb (used with object), re·nul·li·fied, re·nul·li·fy·ing.
- un·nul·li·fied, adjective
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How to use nullify in a sentence
Nine three-pointers nearly nullified Washington’s early turnovers until Tyler Herro got hot at the end of the second quarter and poured in 11 points in just under three minutes to lead the Heat on a 16-3 run to close the half.
Wizards rise to their own defense, beat the Heat on the road | Ava Wallace | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostStruck by her beauty, a word that was foreign to a 30-year-old, dark-skinned Tyson whose features “historically nullified one’s gorgeousness,” he asked if she was a model.
In ‘Just as I Am,’ actress Cicely Tyson reflects on 96 years of a life well lived | Tre'vell Anderson | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostThe Ravens turned to Tucker after having a successful fourth-and-two conversion on Jackson’s pass to Dobbins nullified by an offensive pass interference penalty called on wide receiver Willie Snead for extremely light contact on a Titans defender.
Lamar Jackson gets his first playoff victory as Ravens hold Titans’ Derrick Henry to 40 yards | Mark Maske | January 10, 2021 | Washington PostCampbell became the first Virginia locality to pass what some call a “nullify Northam” measure, but the idea is sweeping rural governments the way the “Second Amendment sanctuary” movement against gun control spread a year ago.
Rural Virginia county officials pass resolution rejecting ‘tyranny’ of governor’s coronavirus restrictions | Gregory S. Schneider | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostMost Republican candidates oppose and even seek to nullify existing protections in law that protect the safety of LGBTQ people, including in medical settings, marriage and the adoption process.
Then he tried to claim there were no “hostilities” in Libya, to nullify the War Powers Resolution.
Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, appears to believe states can nullify federal laws.
Exclusive: GOP Senate Candidate Caught Saying States Can Nullify Laws | Ben Jacobs | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe result would be to effectively nullify the Electoral College without a constitutional amendment.
So, rather than seek to nullify her message, he and Farooqui sought to present a counter-narrative.
But it was Marbury that cemented the idea in our legal culture that federal courts can nullify acts of Congress.
After Health-Care Ruling, Time to Reconsider Supreme Court’s Power | David R. Dow | July 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTScattergood was insuring himself against possible steps by the enemy to nullify his charter.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandWhen war is declared by a law of Congress, can a single State nullify that law, and remain at peace?
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel WebsterAt least, the latter have no validity, which the single veto of the former is not sufficient to nullify.
Aids to Reflection | Samuel Taylor ColeridgeNo one answered to the alleged fear of oppression and tyranny that the State could nullify or secede.
Nullification, Secession Webster's Argument and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | Caleb William LoringWhy will gentlemen insist upon propositions which will nullify our action?
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention | Lucius Eugene Chittenden
British Dictionary definitions for nullify
/ (ˈnʌlɪˌfaɪ) /
to render legally void or of no effect
to render ineffective or useless; cancel out
Origin of nullify
1Derived forms of nullify
- nullification, noun
- nullifier, noun
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