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nullification
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nul·li·fi·ca·tion  (nl-f-kshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of nullifying.
b. The state of being nullified.
2. Refusal or failure of a U.S. state to recognize or enforce a federal law within its boundaries.

nulli·fi·cation·ist n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nullification - the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
states' rights - a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
2.nullification - the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
vitiation - nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null; "the vitiation of the contract"
counteraction, neutralisation, neutralization - action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
neutralization, neutralisation - action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium"
Translations
nullification [ˌnʌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] Nanulación f, invalidación f
nullification
n
Annullierung f, → Aufhebung f


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South Carolina's nullification of the tariff was carried out with greater constitutional rectitude than the nullifications of New England that led to the Hartford Convention in 1814.
As attorney Chaya Weinberg-Brodt noted in the New York University Law Review: "In their desire to eradicate irrational acquittals and nullifications, courts have undermined the basic procedural guarantees granted to a criminal defendant.
Last year, 90 nullifications were sought, four more than in 1996 when there was no divorce.
 
 
 
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