nullification
1Nullification — may refer to: Nullification (U.S. Constitution), a legal theory that a U.S. State has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law that a state has deemed unconstitutional. Nullification Crisis, the 1832 confrontation between the United… …
2nullification — nul·li·fi·ca·tion /ˌnə lə fə kā shən/ n: the act of nullifying: the state of being nullified see also jury nullification Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
3nullification — ● nullification nom féminin Procédé par lequel un État américain suspendait sur son territoire l exécution d une loi fédérale qu il déclarait contraire à la Constitution. ⇒NULLIFICATION, subst. fém. DR. CONSTIT. (aux États Unis). Décision par… …
4Nullification — Nul li*fi*ca tion, n. [L. nullificatio contempt. See {Nullify}.] The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect. [1913 Webster] {Right of nullification} (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in behalf of a State to… …
5nullification — (n.) in U.S. political sense of a state s refusing to allow a federal law to be enforced, 1798, in Thomas Jefferson; from L.L. nullificationem (nom. nullificatio) a making as nothing, from pp. stem of nullificare (see NULLIFY (Cf. nullify)).… …
6nullification — [nul΄ə fi kā′shən] n. [LL(Ec) nullificatio, a despising] 1. a nullifying or being nullified ☆ 2. in U.S. history, the refusal of a state to recognize or enforce within its territory any federal law held to be an infringement on its sovereignty …
7nullification — nullificationist, nullificator, n. /nul euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of nullifying. 2. the state of being nullified. 3. (often cap.) the failure or refusal of a U.S. state to aid in enforcement of federal laws within its limits,… …
8nullification — nullify nul‧li‧fy [ˈnʌlfaɪ] verb nullified PTandPP [transitive] 1. LAW to state officially that something does not have any legal force and is therefore considered not to exist: • The Illinois Supreme Court reversed the decision of two lower… …
9nullification — noun Date: 1798 1. the act of nullifying ; the state of being nullified 2. the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the United States 3. jury nullification •… …
10nullification — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Invalidation Nouns nullification, abrogation, annulment, cancellation, revocation, repeal, rescission, defeasance, renege; dismissal, deposal, deposition, dethronement, disestablishment, disendowment,… …
