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nullify — nul·li·fy / nə lə ˌfī/ vt fied, fy·ing: to make null nullify a contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. nullify … Law dictionary
nullify — nul‧li‧fy [ˈnʌlfaɪ] verb nullified PTandPP [transitive] 1. LAW to state officially that something does not have any legal force and is therefore considered not to exist: • The Illinois Supreme Court reversed the decision of two lower courts and… … Financial and business terms
Nullify — Nul li*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nullified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nullifying}.] [L. nullificare; nullus none + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Null}, a., and { fy}.] To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nullify — (v.) 1590s, from L.L. nullificare to esteem lightly, despise, lit. to make nothing, from L. nullus not any (see NULL (Cf. null)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Related: Nullified; nullifying … Etymology dictionary
nullify — nullify, negate, annul, abrogate, invalidate in general use are often interchangeable without marked loss. All then mean to deprive of effective or continued existence. One thing nullifies another when it reduces the latter to nothingness or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
nullify — [v] cancel, revoke abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, ax, blue pencil*, bring to naught*, call all bets off*, compensate, confine, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, disannul, forget it*, invalidate, kill*, limit, negate,… … New thesaurus
nullify — ► VERB (nullifies, nullified) 1) make null and void. 2) cancel out. DERIVATIVES nullification noun … English terms dictionary
nullify — [nul′ə fī΄] vt. nullified, nullifying [LL(Ec) nullificare, to despise < L nullus, none (see NULL) + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to make legally null; make void; annul 2. to make valueless or useless; bring to nothing 3. to cancel out ☆ nullifi … English World dictionary
nullify — [[t]nʌ̱lɪfaɪ[/t]] nullifies, nullifying, nullified 1) VERB To nullify a legal decision or procedure means to declare that it is not legally valid. [FORMAL] [V n] He used his broad executive powers to nullify decisions by local governments... [V… … English dictionary
nullify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Late Latin nullificare, from Latin nullus Date: 1595 1. to make null; especially to make legally null and void 2. to make of no value or consequence Synonyms: nullify, negate, annul, abrogate, invalidate … New Collegiate Dictionary
nullify — UK [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ] / US [ˈnʌləˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms nullify : present tense I/you/we/they nullify he/she/it nullifies present participle nullifying past tense nullified past participle nullified 1) legal to make something lose its legal… … English dictionary
