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void 1 /'vȯid/ adj1: of no force or effect under lawa void marriage2: voidablevoid·ness nvoid 2 vt: to make or declare voidvoid a contract
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(empty) adjective
abandoned, bare, barren, blank, deserted, desolate, destitute, devoid, forsaken, free, hollow, inanis, lacking, unfilled, unfurnished, uninhabited, unoccupied, unsupplied, untenanted, vacant, vacuous, vacuus, wanting, without contents
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(invalid) adjective
cancelled, ineffective, ineffectual, inoperative, inritus, insubstantial, meaningless, not binding, not in force, nugatory, null, null and void, unenforceable, useless, vanus, without legal force
associated concepts: void act, void contract, void in part, void in toto, void judgment, void marriage, void on its face, void process, voidable
foreign phrases:
- Quae ab initio non valent, ex post facto convalescere non possunt. — Things invalid from the beginning cannot be made valid by a subsequent act- judicium a non suo judice datum nullius est momenti. — A judgment rendered by one who is not the proper judge is of no force- Quod initio non valet, tractu temporis non valet — That which is void at the beginning does not become valid by lapse of time- Quod initio vMosum est non potest tractu temporis convalescere. — That which is void from the beginning cannot become valid by lapse of timeIII index abate (extinguish), abolish, abrogate (annul), abrogate (rescind), absence (omission), adeem, annul, avoid (cancel), barren, blank (emptiness), cancel, defunct, deplete, discontinue (abandon), disown (deny the validity), eliminate (eradicate), eradicate, inactive, ineffective, ineffectual, inexpressive, invalid, lifeless (dead), nugatory, null (invalid), null and void, nullify, nullity, overrule, recall (call back), recant, repeal, rescind, revoke, supersede, vacant, vacuous
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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A transaction which is void is treated as if it had never taken place and had no effect. A voidable transaction can be terminated and will be treated as void at that stage but would be effective until the occurrence of the matter which makes it void.
Easyform Glossary of Law Terms. — UK law terms.
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adj.Invalid; not legally binding; ineffective; empty. See also validv.To declare something legally invalid.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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having no legal effect. In the law of contract, certain agreements may be treated as void, and if so they are treated as void ab ini-tio, or 'from their inception' – i.e. they cannot ever have created legal consequences. Examples are sponsiones ludicrae, some, but not all, contracts entered into under error or mistake. The unfair contract terms Act 1977 renders certain terms in contracts void, an example being one that tries to exclude liability for a breach of duty arising in the course of a business that causes death or personal injury.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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Status of a statute, contract, or ruling that is determined to be invalid and unenforceable. (See also: voidable)Category: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Working With a Lawyer
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. Of no legal effect; empty; unenforceable; those provisions having no effect whatsoever.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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That which is null and completely without legal force or binding effect.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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That which is null and completely without legal force or binding effect.II Invalid; a void agreement is one for which there is no remedy.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.referring to a statute, contract, ruling or anything which is null and of no effect. A law or judgment found by an appeals court to be unconstitutional is void, a rescinded (mutually cancelled) contract is void, and a marriage which has been annulled by court judgment is void.See also: voidable
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.