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
Yeah, that's absolutely what the concern is, is because part of the peace plan says that if either Russia or Ukraine were ever try to take back the territory that would come out of this by force that this would be a null and void peace agreement.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The case was subsequently dismissed, and any protective orders issued have been declared null and void.
—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
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The case was subsequently dismissed, and any protective orders issued have been declared null and void.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
Adjective
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The lawsuit argues that rescinding the general plan amendment should have also made a surf park on the site invalid.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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Johnson ran in 2022 for governor, but was disqualified over invalid petition signatures.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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According to an internal email sent to National Park Service staff in late December and viewed by the outlets, staff members have been instructed to ask visitors to take any stickers off their card or it could be considered void.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lyman raised concerns about new reactor designs with positive void coefficients, including the Kemmerer Unit 1.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 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 7 May. 2026.
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