as in null
having no legal or binding force
public disclosure of the terms of the out-of-court settlement renders it null and void
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Recent Examples of null and void
If the Bears got funding for a new stadium somewhere else, the agreement would be null and void.
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
The five homeowners are asking a San Diego Superior Court judge to render the city’s previous approval of the trash fee null and void.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Golden State is taking away Edwards’ space on the perimeter, so his go-to pull-up triple is null and void at the moment.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
The awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
The five homeowners are asking a San Diego Superior Court judge to render the city’s previous approval of the trash fee null and void.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Golden State is taking away Edwards’ space on the perimeter, so his go-to pull-up triple is null and void at the moment.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
The awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
Adjective
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Trump had previously signed an executive order on his first day in office announcing that tax deals agreed upon between the Biden administration and the OECD were null.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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Even basic tasks, like knowing the password to a legacy system or understanding why a data table has null values, can be governed by undocumented decisions made years ago.—
Kevin Novak,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Beijing refused to participate in the proceedings and maintains the award is invalid.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Perlmutter is now suing the Trump administration, alleging that her firing was invalid; the government maintains that the executive branch has the authority to dismiss her.—
Kate Knibbs,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2025
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Temporary documents that once allowed others access to certain services are now void.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
17 July 2025
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To avoid violating the statute and imposing discipline that is void, HOAs need to take action soon.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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