as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
an act aimed at curbing sedition that was perhaps the most serious attempt at nullification of freedom of the press in the nation's history
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Recent Examples of nullification
The doctrine of nullification died with the Confederacy.
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
The nullification of his diploma disqualifies Imamoglu from running for president, and the terrorism charge removes him from the mayor’s office.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Forgetting is a step toward nullification.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
That makes jury sympathy or nullification more likely.
—Erin Keller, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
The nullification of his diploma disqualifies Imamoglu from running for president, and the terrorism charge removes him from the mayor’s office.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Forgetting is a step toward nullification.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
That makes jury sympathy or nullification more likely.
—Erin Keller, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nullification
Noun
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For 25 to 34 year olds, 53 percent were republicans compared to 45 percent royalist and 35 to 44-year-olds were almost exactly split, with 48 percent in favor of abolition and 47 percent wanting to keep the royals.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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His childhood pastor was a guy named Henry Highland Garnet, this Black radical pastor who advocated for abolition and even made a young Frederick Douglass appear to be weak on matters of abolition and measures of equity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The repeal of clean energy tax credits also stands to hinder Kentucky's budding electric vehicle industry.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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California’s stricter auto emissions For California, the consequences of the repeal are complicated.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated September 25,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Nullification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nullification. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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