null
null · nulls · nulled · nulling
To return to the null position, setting, etcTo return to the null position, setting, etc.
/nʌl/
» This bond is null and void.
Meaning
4 sensesTo return to the null position, setting, etc.
To form nulls, or into nulls, as in a lathe.
(slang, transitive)To crack; to remove restrictions or limitations in (software).
(archaic, transitive)To nullify; to annul.
Examples
13 sentencesThis bond is null and void.
This contract is null and void.
deDieser Vertrag ist null und nichtig. — Yorwba
This clause is null and void.
deDiese Klausel ist ungültig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The clause was rendered null and void.
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French nul, from Latin nūllus.Borrowed from Middle French nul, from Latin nūllus.
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Forms
nulls, nulling, nulled, nulledWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle