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
See All Example Sentences for null and void
Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
Adjective
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Morales, barred from running due to term limits and facing an arrest warrant on statutory rape charges, urged supporters to cast null ballots in protest.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Shut out, Morales campaigns for a null vote In late July, the former president began actively campaigning for the invalid vote.—
Mollie J. Cohen,
The Conversation,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The board’s bylaws state only the chair or someone authorized by the chair can call a meeting, so any decisions made during that meeting and subsequent meetings held after are invalid, the injunction states.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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What To Know In an August 1 judicial interpretation, China's Supreme People's Court announced that employment contracts that exclude social-insurance contributions are invalid.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Terron Armstead’s retirement and Calais Campbell’s departure to Arizona left a massive leadership void in the locker room.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
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The no-confidence motion is rendered void, and Dalton is reinstated as PM.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
21 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 28 Aug. 2025.
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