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
Yeah, that's absolutely what the concern is, is because part of the peace plan says that if either Russia or Ukraine were ever try to take back the territory that would come out of this by force that this would be a null and void peace agreement.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The case was subsequently dismissed, and any protective orders issued have been declared null and void.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
The case was then dismissed, and any protective orders issued have been declared null and void.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
If Lansing doesn't grant an extension and there is no Transformation Brownfield approved for the RenCen redevelopment by a March 31, 2027, deadline, then the DDA commitment becomes null and void.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The case was subsequently dismissed, and any protective orders issued have been declared null and void.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
The case was then dismissed, and any protective orders issued have been declared null and void.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
If Lansing doesn't grant an extension and there is no Transformation Brownfield approved for the RenCen redevelopment by a March 31, 2027, deadline, then the DDA commitment becomes null and void.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
Adjective
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Any proof — valid or invalid, interactive or noninteractive — can have a simulator.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
11 May 2026
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In late April, the city said that fewer than 1% of responses were invalid or from outside the city’s ZIP codes.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Late or incomplete entries will be void.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Now two other artists, Otto and West, will try to fill the musical void Malo left.—
Dan Kelly
May 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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