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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
nullify . - adjective That has been declared
null - adjective computing Whose value has been set to null
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- adjective deprived of legal force
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Examples
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The only thing they have nullified is the purported right of criminal defendants to argue nullification, the idea being that if the jury is to nullify, they must do so of their own independent volition.
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Washington had a 50-yard scoring run by Louis Rankin nullified by a holding call late in the game and the Huskies instead had to punt the ball away with 3: 39 remaining.
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The tag nullified her and vilified her and turned her into a sainted lost daughter and a slut.
My Dark Places Ellroy, James, 1948- 1996
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Even as North Korea declared the 1994 Clinton-era "framework" for containing its plutonium-fueled nuclear program "nullified" -- raising the danger that it would begin producing more plutonium bombs -- Bush officials insisted the program could be salvaged.
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With all due deference he submitted that Mr. Forsyte's expression nullified itself.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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With all due deference he submitted that Mr. Forsyte's expression nullified itself.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. The Man Of Property John Galsworthy 1900
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With all due deference he submitted that Mr. Forsyte's expression nullified itself.
The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900
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Tortorella called the nullified goals the right calls.
NYT > Home Page By JEFF Z. KLEIN 2011
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A holding call nullified a nice gain by Devin Hill, and the Wildcats couldn't recover in the opening series.
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He also won a point after a replay that came when a bad line call nullified Melzer's solid return of Federer's serve.
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