nullification

English

Etymology

null +‎ -ification

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌnʌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

nullification (countable and uncountable, plural nullifications)

The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal effect.
The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
(neologism) Surgical removal of genitals (and sometimes nipples) as a form of body modification; a person who has undergone this surgery is a nullo.

Derived terms

jury nullification

Translations

the act of nullifying something

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: анулиране (bg) n (anulirane), обезсилване (bg) n (obezsilvane)
Chinese:
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Finnish: mitätöinti (fi), nullifikaatio
French: annulation
Greek:
Ancient: ἀθέτησις f (athétēsis)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Italian: nullificazione f
Japanese: 無効化 (むこうか, mukōka)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Maori: whakakāhoretanga
Ottoman Turkish: ابطال (ibtal)
Portuguese: anulação (pt) f
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Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

the nullification crisis in U.S. history

French: nullification

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ny.li.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

nullification f (plural nullifications)

nullification, in the sense of American constitutional law

Further reading

“nullification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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