nullify (Meaning)

Wordnet

nullify (v)

declare invalid

show to be invalid

make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

Webster

nullify (a.)

To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.

nullify Sentence Examples

  1. The amendment attempted to nullify the controversial provision in the original law.
  2. The judge ruled that the new evidence nullified the previous guilty verdict.
  3. The government's actions effectively nullified the treaty they had signed.
  4. The discovery of new information nullified the scientist's original hypothesis.
  5. The opposing team's protest nullified the result of the match.
  6. The contract contained a clause that nullified it if certain conditions were not met.
  7. The new policy nullified the old procedures that had been in place for years.
  8. The Supreme Court ruling nullified the lower court's decision.
  9. The presence of a witness nullified the alibi presented by the suspect.
  10. The drastic changes to the curriculum nullified the lesson plans that had been prepared in advance.

FAQs About the word nullify

declare invalid, show to be invalid, make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect ofTo make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.

avoid,abolish, cancel, invalidate, repeal, overturn, rescind, suspend, null, abate

lay down,enact, legislate, found, validate, found, establish, legitimate, legitimate, enact

The amendment attempted to nullify the controversial provision in the original law.

The judge ruled that the new evidence nullified the previous guilty verdict.

The government's actions effectively nullified the treaty they had signed.

The discovery of new information nullified the scientist's original hypothesis.