null and void

Definition of null and voidnext
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 clerk shared with her that the officiant didn’t turn in the proper paperwork following her ceremony, making her initial license null and void after 60 days. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 May 2026 But on May 8, the Supreme Court of Virginia in a 4-to-3 vote declared the referendum, and by extension the new map, null and void because lawmakers failed to follow the proper procedures to get the issue on the ballot, violating the state constitution. Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 May 2026 The 4-3 majority on the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that because the state legislature passed the constitutional amendment after more than 1 million votes had been cast through early voting in the 2025 election, the April 21 referendum was null and void. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026 Local governments across Florida have received letters from the state Department of Commerce declaring their comprehensive plan amendments since August 2024 to be null and void, have been sued or have backed away from planning changes to avoid legal peril. Haley Busch, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for null and void
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Adjective
  • He was barred from the ballot paper after Russia’s Supreme Court ruled that more than 9,000 signatures submitted by Nadezhdin’s campaign were invalid — enough to disqualify him.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • But in addition to saying the city’s 650-foot rule was invalid, the state also included a threat.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
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  • Both companies issued formal notices warning that equity transfers conducted without board approval—including via special-purpose vehicles, forward contracts or tokenized instruments—may be void and unrecognized.
    Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Speed-friending events are helping men fill a relationship void that is contributing to a national epidemic of loneliness.
    Casey Parks, Washington Post, 5 July 2026

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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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