nullity
[nuhl-i-tee]
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Origin of nullity
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Examples from the Web for nullity
Contemporary Examples
Both conditions, especially the second, render the whole project a nullity.
Historical Examples
Will the Ultramontanes admit the nullity of the excommunication?
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
But at least it saved his face and rescued him from nullity—he who was their chief.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
It is no longer necessary to demonstrate the nullity of the notion of race.
Introduction to the Study of HistoryCharles V. Langlois
If my dear father's will be not a nullity, I have power over my fortune.
The O'DonoghueCharles James Lever
He therefore sought from "our" Church a declaration of nullity.
Henry VIII.A. F. Pollard
nullity
- the state of being null
- a null or legally invalid act or instrument
- something null, ineffective, characterless, etc
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Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin nullitās, from Latin nullus no, not any
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Word Origin and History for nullity
n.
1560s, from French nullité (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin nullitalis, from Latin nullus "not any" (see null).
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