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nullification
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌnʌl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌnʌl.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
formal
the act of making a legal agreement or decision have no legal force:
Judges, and indeed lawyers, do not approve of the nullification of laws by juries.
jury nullification This was a case of jury nullification, where a "not guilty" verdict was returned despite the clear guilt of the defendant.
the act of causing something to have no value or effect:
The nullification of all our efforts by an uninformed government decision came as a heavy blow.
The news felt like a nullification of all our hopes and dreams.
The observers stated that there was good cause for nullification of the election result because of voter intimidation.
This decision amounts to a nullification of all the progress that we have made in the last ten years.
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