null and void
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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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Words nearby null and void
Nukualofa, Nukus, NUL, null, nullah, null and void, nulla-nulla, Nullarbor Plain, null character, null hypothesis, nulli-
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