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Extirpation vs Nullification - What's the difference?

extirpation | nullification |

As nouns the difference between extirpation and nullification

is that extirpation is the act of extirpating or uprooting while nullification is the act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.

extirpation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of extirpating or uprooting.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
    • it aims at the correction of our manners, and extirpation of our vices

    nullification

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
  • removal