null and void

adjective

Definition of null and voidnext
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 January 2025, a court declared the case against her null and void. — Claudia Rebaza, CNN Money, 7 June 2026 Once the puck clears the zone, anything that happened up until that point is null and void in the eyes of the NHL’s replay system. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 June 2026 The clerk shared with her that the officiant didn’t turn in the proper paperwork following her ceremony, making her initial license null and void after 60 days. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 May 2026 The 4-3 majority on the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that because the state legislature passed the constitutional amendment after more than 1 million votes had been cast through early voting in the 2025 election, the April 21 referendum was null and void. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for null and void
Recent Examples of Synonyms for null and void
  1. null
  2. invalid
  3. void
Adjective
  • For one, null results—in this case, findings that are not unusual or revelatory—are still useful.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
  • However, in the face of an increasing number of null results, most notably in studies published in late 2025, most physicists now agree that this sterile neutrino doesn’t exist.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of null
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  • Caldara called for the rail district and the secretary of state’s office to deem Issue 7A invalid.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But what was that invalid-fair-catch penalty on his next attempt?
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of invalid
Adjective
  • Because of that, the Pyles believe the permit should be void.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At the void deck was a group of old men gathered around a stone table, bottles of beer open before them.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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