null and void

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 Parliament stripped him of his seat, but on Aug. 1 the Constitutional Court declared his exclusion null and void. Reuters, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024 Legal professionals who protected women’s rights have also seen their efforts made null and void under the Taliban. Beth Bailey, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024 Leaks also wrote that the governor’s office is unable to file criminal charges or declare a notarized document null and void. Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024 This package was declared null and void in January by a Delaware court due to the fact that Denholm and her fellow directors allowed Musk to set the terms himself. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for null and void 
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Adjective
  • According to the sages of Wall Street, the legacy cable/satellite/telco-TV bundle is as dead as the Diplodocus, although there are still an awful lot of customers banging around in that null set.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Or at least Eren couldn’t, and his conclusion ably demonstrated the scientific value of null results.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • According to Grant's legal team, these new revelations show that the arbitration clause in the NDA is invalid, and the case must be heard in court.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Image Opponents have argued that a seven-year deadline imposed by Congress (and later extended by another three years) meant the ratification was not completed in time, while proponents maintain the deadline was invalid.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • But creatives and companies alike are about to get a wake-up call when the app’s banned and a massive void rips open with nothing to replace it.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Furthermore, Alex Caruso should be fairly close to returning from injury and will certainly fill the void Mitchell is leaving.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025

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“Null and void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null%20and%20void. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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