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Recent Examples of nullification Carter’s Civil Aeronautics Board Example Conscious nullification was uppermost in mind when the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 shuttered the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 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 That makes jury sympathy or nullification more likely. Erin Keller, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 That makes jury sympathy or nullification more likely. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nullification
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abolition
Noun
  • The abolition of mandatory retirement rules under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act has opened the door to longer tenures.
    Rob Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Advertisement Survivors received some medical care and some form of compensation, but campaigns for more compensation and the abolition of nuclear weapons are ongoing.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Nullification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nullification. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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