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
At the very least, the outcome of the election should be null and void and the measure should be revisited on the next ballot with correct information and figures.
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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Upon the downfall of the old administration, Netanyahu declared the 1974 disengagement agreement null and void and launched a large-scale series of airstrikes across Syrian military sites and infrastructure, as well as a ground invasion seizing more territory beyond the Golan Heights buffer zone.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Failure to provide such proof may, if requested, render Entry null and void.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 30 June 2025
If passed, all existing Gary code that conflicts with the ordinance will be null and void, according to the ordinance.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for null and void
Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Upon the downfall of the old administration, Netanyahu declared the 1974 disengagement agreement null and void and launched a large-scale series of airstrikes across Syrian military sites and infrastructure, as well as a ground invasion seizing more territory beyond the Golan Heights buffer zone.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Failure to provide such proof may, if requested, render Entry null and void.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 30 June 2025
If passed, all existing Gary code that conflicts with the ordinance will be null and void, according to the ordinance.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for null and void
Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
Adjective
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China continues to dismiss the decision as invalid.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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If any court of law, having the jurisdiction to decide on this matter, rules that any provision of these Official Rules is invalid or unenforceable, then that provision will be removed from the Official Rules without affecting the rest of the Terms.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This Promotion is void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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His landscapes are muddy and void, prone to sudden invasion by disturbing strangers, including the giant whale carcass that arrives on a train at the beginning of his 1989 novel, The Melancholy of Resistance.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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