nullity

nullity: nul·li·ty /'nə-lə-tē/ n pl -ties

1: the quality or state of being null

2: an act, proceeding, or contract void of legal effect compare impediment

absolute nullity in the civil law of Louisiana: a contract or act considered void by virtue of a transgression of the public order, interest, law, or morals

a bigamous marriage is an absolute nullity — Louisiana Civil Code; also: the quality or state of such a nullity

◇ A marriage that is an absolute nullity does not have to be annulled to terminate its legal effects (as property rights).

rel·a·tive nullity in the civil law of Louisiana: a nullity that can be cured by confirmation because the object involved is considered valid; also: the quality or state of such a nullity

◇ A contract that is a relative nullity may be annulled and the parties restored to their original positions. A marriage that is a relative nullity must be annulled to terminate the legal effects (as property rights) of the marriage.

nullity: I noun blankness, inanitas, inefficacy, inexistence, insignificance, invalidity, naught, nihility, nonbeing, nonentity, nonexistence, nothing, nothingness, oblivion, vacuity, vanitas, void associated concepts: decision to overrule decision II index blank (emptiness), invalidity, mistrial, nonentity

nullity: n.
Something that is legally invalid; the state of being legally invalid.

nullity: Something which may be treated as nothing, as if it did not exist or never happened. This can occur by court ruling or enactment of a statute. The most common example is a nullity of a marriage by a court judgment. (See also: annulment)

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nullity: adj. Legally nonexistent; without force or effect.

nullity: n.

something which may be treated as nothing, as if it did not exist or never happened. This can occur by court ruling or enactment of a statute. The most common example is a nullity of a marriage by a court judgment.

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Synonyms:

Non-existence, nonentity, nihility, nothingness, insignificance / Nothing, nonentity / Invalidity, inefficacy

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Nullity — may refer to: Nullity (conflict), a legal declaration that no marriage had ever come into being Nullity, the dimension of the null space of a mathematical operator or matrix Nullity (graph theory), the nullity of the oriented incidence matrix of… … Wikipedia
nullity — nul‧li‧ty [ˈnʌlti] noun [countable usually singular] nullities PLURALFORM LAW a document, statement, contract etc that has no legal force and is therefore considered not to have existed: • The appellant s case was supported, and the decision by… … Financial and business terms
Nullity — Nul li*ty (n[u^]l l[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Nullities}. [LL. nullitias, fr. L. nullus none: cf. F. nullit[ e] . See {Null}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being null; nothingness; want of efficacy or force. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nullity — (n.) 1560s, from Fr. nullité (14c.) or directly from M.L. nullitalis, from L. nullus not any (see NULL (Cf. null)) … Etymology dictionary
nullity — ► NOUN (pl. nullities) 1) the state of being null. 2) a thing that is null … English terms dictionary
nullity — [nul′ə tē] n. [Fr nullité < ML nullitas] 1. the state or fact of being null 2. pl. nullities anything that is null, as an act that has no legal force … English World dictionary
nullity — Nothing; no proceeding; an act or proceeding in a cause which the opposite party may treat as though it had not taken place, or which has absolutely no legal force or effect @ nullity of marriage The entire invalidity of a supposed, pretended, or … Black's law dictionary
nullity — noun a) the state of being null, or void, or invalid (e.g. nullity of marriage) b) A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity … Wiktionary
nullity — nul|li|ty [ˈnʌlıti] n [U] law the fact that a marriage or contract no longer has any legal force ▪ a decree of nullity … Dictionary of contemporary English
nullity — noun (U) law the fact that a marriage or contract no longer has any legal force: a decree of nullity … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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