nullity
pronunciation
How to pronounce nullity in British English:
UK [ˈnʌləti]
How to pronounce nullity in American English:
US ['nʌlətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the state of nonexistence
Word Origin
- nullity (n.)
- 1560s, from French nullité (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin nullitalis, from Latin nullus "not any" (see null).
Example
- 1. Probe into nullity of decision in international trade arbitration .
- 2. Application to treat the abandonment as a nullity .
- 3. In society , the most accomplished man of mere professional skill is often a nullity ; he has sunk his personality in his dexterity .
- 4. Impotence is a fairly common ground for nullity in legal systems generally .
- 5. Granted patents : lodge nullity proceedings with the german federal patent court .