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
In her 102-page ruling, Howell also declared that the transfers of the institute's assets, including its headquarters, seized in the administration's takeover are null and void.
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Ryan Lucas, NPR, 19 May 2025
If the Bears got funding for a new stadium somewhere else, the agreement would be null and void.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
The five homeowners are asking a San Diego Superior Court judge to render the city’s previous approval of the trash fee null and void.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Golden State is taking away Edwards’ space on the perimeter, so his go-to pull-up triple is null and void at the moment.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
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Ryan Lucas, NPR, 19 May 2025
If the Bears got funding for a new stadium somewhere else, the agreement would be null and void.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
The five homeowners are asking a San Diego Superior Court judge to render the city’s previous approval of the trash fee null and void.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Golden State is taking away Edwards’ space on the perimeter, so his go-to pull-up triple is null and void at the moment.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
Adjective
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Trump had previously signed an executive order on his first day in office announcing that tax deals agreed upon between the Biden administration and the OECD were null.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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Even basic tasks, like knowing the password to a legacy system or understanding why a data table has null values, can be governed by undocumented decisions made years ago.—
Kevin Novak,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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If the result is not a multiple of 10, then the credit card number is invalid.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
12 Aug. 2025
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For example, in the EMEA region, 60% of clicks on programmatic ads within the sports category on mobile apps were invalid in the first quarter of 2025, as were 14% of all mobile app traffic clicks in the region.—
Roman Vrublivskyi,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The bill also contains provisions that any agreement to the contrary, other than a collective bargaining agreement, would be void.—
Dale Nelson,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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If the player does not take a snap for any NFL team in the stated regular season, bets are void.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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