Nullification

//ˌnʌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən//

Synonyms for "nullification" (117 found)

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Translations

14 translations across 10 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • ἀθέτησις noun (the act of nullifying something)

Bulgarian

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  • анулиране noun (the act of nullifying something)
  • обезсилване noun (the act of nullifying something)

Finnish

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  • mitätöinti noun (the act of nullifying something)
  • nullifikaatio noun (the act of nullifying something)

French

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  • annulation noun (the act of nullifying something)
  • nullification noun (the nullification crisis in U.S. history)

Italian

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  • nullificazione noun (the act of nullifying something)

Japanese

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  • 無効化 noun (the act of nullifying something)

Māori

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  • whakakāhoretanga noun (the act of nullifying something)

Ottoman Turkish

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  • ابطال noun (the act of nullifying something)
  • لغو noun (the act of nullifying something)

Portuguese

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  • anulação noun (the act of nullifying something)

Russian

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  • обнуле́ние noun (the act of nullifying something)

Sample sentences

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Mason and I had an entirely civil debate about the merits of nullification versus an official "apology" for what had been done to Oppenheimer. I argued that an apology was not sufficient and that nullification was required precisely to restore the integrity of the security-review system.

Source: wiktionary

He infused the threat with credibility, and the nullification movement fizzled, though Jackson also helped craft a compromise reduction in tariff rates to somewhat mollify South Carolinians.

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Surgeons talk about procedures that result in bodies that don't exist in nature: those with both sets of genitals – the "phallus-preserving vaginoplasty"; double mastectomies that don't have nipples; "nullification" surgery, where there are no genitals at all, just smooth skin.

Source: wiktionary

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