nullity in English dictionary

  • nullity

    Meanings and definitions of "nullity"

    • the state of being null, or void, or invalid (e.g. nullity of marriage)
    • (law): A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity,
    • noun
      The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
    • noun
      (law)
      A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity.
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      The difference between the rank of a matrix and the number of columns it has; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.
    • noun
      something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity)
    • noun
      the state of nonexistence

    Synonyms of "nullity" in English dictionary

    nonentity, nonexistence, nihility are the top synonyms of "nullity" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of nullity

    • nullity ( plural  nullities)
    • nullity (plural nullities)

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