noun
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the state of being null
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a null or legally invalid act or instrument
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something null, ineffective, characterless, etc
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Etymology
Origin of nullity
From the Medieval Latin word nūllitās, dating back to 1560–70. See null, -ity
Example Sentences
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The simplest case is xm0 † ym′0 ∴ xy0 In this case we see that the Conclusion is a Nullity, and that the Retinends have kept their Signs.
From Symbolic Logic by Carroll, Lewis
Nullity of Marriage.—The following marriages are null and void: 1.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
Of that which you writ concerning a Book of the Nullity, I have heard no syllable any other way.
From Letters to Severall Persons of Honour by Donne, John
Johann of Bohemia's second son, come to the Kaisership thereupon, Johann's eldest Nullity being omitted.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 02 by Carlyle, Thomas
II. xm0 † ym1 ¶ x′y1 A Nullity and an Entity, with Like Eliminands, yield an Entity, in which the Nullity-Retinend changes its Sign.
From Symbolic Logic by Carroll, Lewis
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