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 subsequently dismissed, and any protective orders issued have been declared null and void.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
Adjective
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After a hearing in March that revealed these exclusion criteria, a judge discharged the jury pool as invalid.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Thousands listed invalid emails or phone numbers.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At the time, the group was still reeling from the 2011 conviction of their leader, Warren Jeffs, which left a leadership void — one eventually filled by Bateman, who claimed to be a prophet.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Technically, the court decided all previous rulings after 2017 are void.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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