nullify

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/
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Verb

nullify (third-person singular simple present nullifies, present participle nullifying, simple past and past participle nullified)

(transitive, law) to make legally invalid.
The contract has been nullified.
to prevent from happening

Synonyms

(to make legally invalid): annul, cancel

Related terms

Translations

to make legally invalid

Dutch: annuleren (nl), vernietigen (nl), ongedaan maken
Finnish: mitätöidä (fi)
French: annuler (fr)
German: annullieren (de)
Greek: ακυρώνω (el) (akyróno)
Ancient: ἀθετέω (athetéō)
Hebrew: ביטל \ בִּטֵּל‎ (bitél)
Interlingua: nullificar
Italian: annullare (it), cassare (it)

Japanese: 取り消す (torikesu), 破棄する (ja) (haki suru)
Korean: 취소하다 (ko) (chwisohada)
Maori: whakakāhore
Portuguese: anular (pt), cassar (pt)
Romanian: a anula (ro)
Russian: аннули́ровать (ru) impf or pf (annulírovatʹ)
Spanish: anular (es), derogar (es), abrogar (es), casar (es)
Swedish: omintetgöra, annullera (sv), upphäva (sv), ogiltigförklara (sv)
Yiddish: מבֿטל זײַן‎ (mevatl zayn)

to prevent from happening

Finnish: estää (fi), ehkäistä (fi)

Portuguese: evitar (pt)

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Italian: ^{(please verify)} annullare (it)

Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 使無效, ^{(please verify)} 使无效

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