Nullity
[nuhl-i-tee] /ˈnʌl ɪ ti/
noun, plural nullities for 2–4.
1.
the state or quality of being ; nothingness; invalidity.
2.
something .
3.
something of no legal force or validity.
4.
a person of negligible importance.
/ˈnʌlɪtɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
the state of being null
2.
a null or legally invalid act or instrument
3.
something null, ineffective, characterless, etc
n.
1560s, from French nullité (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin nullitalis, from Latin nullus “not any” (see null).
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