act of nullifying; annulment; invalidation
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Nullification Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
nullification
\nul`li*fi*ca"tion\ (?), n. [l. nullificatio contempt. see nullify.] the act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
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right of nullification
Noun
1. the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
(hypernym) states' rights
(derivation) invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
2. the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
(synonym) override
(hypernym) change of state
(hyponym) cancellation
(derivation) invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
Nullification Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Nullification may refer to:
- Nullification (U.S. Constitution), a legal theory that a U.S. State has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law that a state has deemed unconstitutional.
- Nullification Crisis, the 1832 confrontation between the United States government and the state of South Carolina over the latter's attempt to nullify a federal law.
- Jury nullification, a legal term that refers to a jury's ability to deliver a verdict knowingly in contradiction to written law.
- Nullification, a form of body modification involving the voluntary removal of body parts
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