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
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
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According to the sages of Wall Street, the legacy cable/satellite/telco-TV bundle is as dead as the Diplodocus, although there are still an awful lot of customers banging around in that null set.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Or at least Eren couldn’t, and his conclusion ably demonstrated the scientific value of null results.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
2 Jan. 2025
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Yoon’s lawyers have also repeatedly argued that his arrest was politically motivated and that the warrant was invalid because of flaws in the way the investigation was conducted.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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The website collects your personal information and then asks you for payment methods, telling you that each one you input is invalid.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Raiders in the past have been hamstrung by their ability to do large signing bonuses, by adding void years, and by converting salary cap to cash to create cap space.—
Emile Nuh,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Inside Oakland’s two courthouses, numerous courtrooms were void and dark without court clerks to record proceedings.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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