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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The Nunez contract is invalid because it was improperly solicited or procured.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 July 2025
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Maxwell has appealed her case to the Supreme Court, saying her conviction was invalid because of an earlier deal Epstein made with federal prosecutors.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 July 2025
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The New Avengers), David Harbour’s Red Guardian saves a little girl only for the villain to disappear her into a dark void seconds later.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Ingold is a prime candidate to fill any leadership void.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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