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 awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
The judges declared the removals null and void, and said the two each remained members of their respective boards.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
The judges declared the removals null and void, and said the two each remained members of their respective boards.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
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Null and Void The first major point of controversy involves something called the null energy condition, under which—among other things—energy can’t propagate faster than light.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s team also provided information that could render these accusations null.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But there’s a risk to competing with an invalid NIL deal, because the schools are arming the CSC with enforcement authority.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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That some of the claims of the key EPC patents were invalid and should never have been granted in the first place.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The suit asked a judge to block the Graham Companies from canceling the original 2014 land deal, which the Graham Companies said was void after Triple Five failed to meet development deadlines.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Any medical debt reported in violation of this law is void and unenforceable.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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