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nul·li·ty
(nŭl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. nul·li·ties
1. The state or quality of being null.
2. Something that is null, especially an act having no legal validity.
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nullity
(ˈnʌlɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. the state of being null
2. (Law) a null or legally invalid act or instrument
3. something null, ineffective, characterless, etc
[C16: from Medieval Latin nullitās, from Latin nullus no, not any]
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nul•li•ty
(ˈnʌl ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. the state or quality of being null; nothingness; invalidity.
2. something null.
3. something of no legal force or validity.
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Noun | 1. | nullity - the state of nonexistence nonentity, nonexistence - the state of not existing thin air - nowhere to be found in a giant void; "it vanished into thin air" |
2. | nullity - something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity) |
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nullity
noun invalidity, voidness, non-legality When there has been no legal marriage a judge may pronounce a decree of nullity.
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nullity
n (Jur) → Ungültigkeit f, → Nichtigkeit f
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