Nullifies - English meaning

verb

Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).

Usage examples:

The tax was abolished in 1977

verb

Do away with

verb

To put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom

Usage examples:

Massachusetts voters abolished rent control.

verb

Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Usage examples:

A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike

verb

To officially end a law, agreement, or custom

Usage examples:

The opposition party pledged to abrogate the law if they won the election.

verb

Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).

Usage examples:

The decision was annulled by the courts

verb

To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing

Usage examples:

The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb

To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists

Usage examples:

The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Usage examples:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Usage examples:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Usage examples:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

verb

Revoke or cancel (an order).

Usage examples:

An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded

noun

An order revoking a previous one.

Usage examples:

I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest i should receive a countermand

verb

To change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order

Usage examples:

Oral approval will form part of the agreement unless it is countermanded by the client within two w…

verb

(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.

Usage examples:

Glucose dissolves easily in water

noun

An act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another.

Usage examples:

The alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves

verb

To be absorbed or to cause a solid to be absorbed by a liquid, or of a liquid to absorb a solid

Usage examples:

[ t ] dissolve two teaspoons of yeast in warm water., [ t ] they decided to dissolve the partnership.

verb

Make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.

Usage examples:

His second is that finding unpleasant - even horrible - application of a scientific theory or philo…

verb

To make something not true, or to make something unacceptable

Usage examples:

A few minor factual errors should not invalidate the theory.

verb

To officially stop a document, contract, etc. being legally or officially acceptable

Usage examples:

If you do not go to an approved garage, you are likely to invalidate a warranty on a new car., the …

verb

Revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament).

Usage examples:

The legislation was repealed five months later

noun

The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament.

Usage examples:

The house voted in favour of repeal

verb

(of a government) to make a law no longer a law

Usage examples:

Legislators repealed the sales tax., senators called for the law’s repeal.

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Usage examples:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

verb

To make a law, order, or decision no longer have any legal effect

Usage examples:

The vote rescinds zoning decisions made earlier in the decade.

verb

To officially end a law, take back a decision, or say that an agreement no longer exists

Usage examples:

Rescind a law/contract/decision we urge the committee to rescind its decision.

verb

Move backwards.

Usage examples:

The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective

Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.

Usage examples:

The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun

A complete change of direction or action.

Usage examples:

The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

verb

Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).

Usage examples:

The men appealed and the sentence was revoked

verb

To say officially that an agreement, permission, or law is no longer effective

Usage examples:

Licenses can be revoked for up to five years.

verb

To state officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Usage examples:

The commission may revoke the registration of anyone convicted of a felony in the past 10 years., r…

phrasal verb

Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

phrasal verb

To save for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

He sets aside some time every day to read to his children., after melting the chocolate, set it asi…

phrasal verb

To save something, especially money, for a special purpose

Usage examples:

Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets a…

verb

Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).

Usage examples:

The knot was difficult to undo

noun

A feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last command executed.

Usage examples:

The undo command

verb

Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

noun

A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body.

Usage examples:

Neither state was given a veto over amendments to the act

verb

Exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal).

Usage examples:

The president vetoed the bill

noun

The power to refuse to allow something to be done, or such a refusal

Usage examples:

[ c ] the president has promised a veto if congress passes that bill., [ u ] the mayor will have no…

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The contract was void

noun

A completely empty space.

Usage examples:

The black void of space

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The supreme court voided the statute