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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The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, of which the United States is a signatory, considers any treaties that violate the prohibition on aggression to be null and void. Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025 Even ignoring the fact a huge proportion of opposition fans see City’s period of domination as as an aberration/abomination/scandal and all their trophies are null and void, City’s record in Europe is actually pretty woeful considering all the cash thrown at it and their domestic trophies. Sam Lee, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025 The European diplomats made clear the 2015 nuclear deal is null and void and a new deal would have to address the current status of Iran's nuclear program, a European diplomat and two other sources with knowledge of the meeting tell Axios. Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025 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 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 18 Apr. 2025.

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null and void

adjective
: having no force, binding power, or validity
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