Meaning of NULLIFICATION
| Pronunciation: | | `nulufu'keyshun
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- [n] the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
- [n] the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
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| | Synonyms: | | override |
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| | See Also: | | cancellation, change of state, counteraction, neutralisation, neutralization, states' rights, vitiation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nul`li*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. nullificatio contempt.
See {Nullify}.]
The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or
of no legal effect.
{Right of nullification} (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in
behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its
sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general
government which it deems unconstitutional.
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