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null and void

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  1. Canceled, invalid, as in The lease is now null and void. This phrase is actually redundant, since null means “void,” that is, “ineffective.” It was first recorded in 1669.


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Leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday that the group would treat the deal as "null and void" and described it as "a surrender of sovereignty".

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

These contracts, he said, unconstitutionally treat children as property, rendering them null and void.

From Slate May 13, 2026

Rajoelina rejected the vote, calling it "null and void".

From BBC Oct. 14, 2025

In December, Machado filed a claim with the tribunal, Venezuela’s highest court, arguing the ban was null and void and seeking an injunction to protect her political rights.

From Seattle Times Jan. 29, 2024

The number erases all that has gone before, stamps it null and void.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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