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 case was then dismissed, and any protective orders issued have been declared null and void.
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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
The Gobert-heavy identity Minnesota formed late in the regular season was seemingly null and void, though Finch disputes as much.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Trump has suggested that the pardons Biden signed using the technology should be considered null and void.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
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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
The Gobert-heavy identity Minnesota formed late in the regular season was seemingly null and void, though Finch disputes as much.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Trump has suggested that the pardons Biden signed using the technology should be considered null and void.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for null and void
Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
Adjective
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But the Division of Elections attributed the delay to scrutiny of potentially invalid signatures.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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An attempt to reach Marc Steimer at his Blazin OG email address resulted in an automatic response stating the address was invalid.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Any requirement, policy, or practice that conditions access to mental health services on AI use is considered legally void and unenforceable.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Inflation is so severe that, in the past two decades, the nation’s currency has been declared void and substituted with a new tender three times.—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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