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单词 nullification
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nullification

noun

nul·​li·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnə-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce nullification (audio)
1
: the act of nullifying : the state of being nullified
2
: the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the U.S.
3
: jury nullification
nullificationist
ˌnə-lə-fə-ˈkā-sh(ə-)nist How to pronounce nullification (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • abatement
  • abolishment
  • abolition
  • abrogation
  • annulment
  • avoidance
  • cancellation
  • cancelation
  • defeasance
  • dissolution
  • invalidation
  • negation
  • quashing
  • repeal
  • rescindment
  • voiding
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Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web And in a safely red corner of the map, Couy Griffin, the county commissioner from Otero County, N.M., and founder of Cowboys for Trump, embarked on a bold experiment in election nullification at the local level. New York Times, 19 July 2022 If successful, such legislation would almost certainly trigger a resistance — and perhaps outright nullification — by heavily Democratic states. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 4 May 2022 The judge's 59-page ruling outlined a litany of reasons for the decision, ultimately opting in favor of a full nullification of the policy. Dan Carson, Chron, 18 Apr. 2022 The nullification by the courts of 2012’s Proposition B pension cuts will cost the city $29 million immediately, and the city owes another $39 million to create pensions for thousands of employees who don’t have them. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022 And Texas’s insistence that no party can bring a suit challenging S.B. 8 amounts to an assertion that the federal courts are powerless to halt the state’s ongoing nullification of federal law. John Fritze, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021 These courtroom extremists have accomplished this destruction by transforming prosecutorial discretion into prosecutorial nullification. Tom Cotton, National Review, 19 July 2021 John Marshall was sure the nullification crisis of 1832-33 meant the end. Barton Swaim, WSJ, 2 July 2021 However, in addition to explicit nullification of competing state laws, the NCAA wants a variety of other considerations, including protection from antitrust lawsuits related to athlete compensation. Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

nullification

noun

nul·​li·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnə-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce nullification (audio)
: the act of nullifying : the state of being nullified see also jury nullification

nullification

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • abolition
  • repeal
  • abrogation
  • invalidation
  • abolishment
  • annulment
  • dissolution
  • dismissal
  • cancellation
  • cancelation
  • defeasance
  • negation
  • voiding
  • avoidance
  • elimination
  • quashing
  • removal
  • prohibition
  • abatement
  • veto
  • rejection
  • suspension
  • revocation
  • withdrawal
  • reversal
  • abortion
  • rescindment
  • override
  • overruling
  • retraction
  • banning
  • overturn
  • outlawing
  • erasure
  • recall
  • enjoining
  • liquidation
  • eradication
  • forbiddance
  • countermand
  • disallowance
  • calling off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • legislation
  • enactment
  • establishment
  • institution
  • ratification
  • legalization
  • validation
  • legitimation
  • founding
  • formalization
  • approval
  • passing
  • authorization
  • legitimization
  • endorsement
  • indorsement
  • permission
  • clearance
  • prescription
  • commandment
  • sanctioning
  • ordering
  • decreeing
  • mandating
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