null and void

adjective

: having no force, binding power, or validity

Examples of null and void in a Sentence

public disclosure of the terms of the out-of-court settlement renders it null and void
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Steven Gilmore, his public defender, has argued those missing details should render the indictment against his client null and void. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024 Jeff Mandell, attorney for the criminal justice groups, argued Wednesday that the three measures were not properly submitted to the people and must be declared null and void. Scott Bauer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024 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. 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 See all Example Sentences for null and void 

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of null and void was in 1653

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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/null%20and%20void. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

null and void

adjective
: having no force, binding power, or validity
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