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Nullity vs Nullification - What's the difference?

nullity | nullification |

As nouns the difference between nullity and nullification

is that nullity is the state of being null, or void, or invalid while nullification is the act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.

nullity

English

Noun

(nullities)
  • The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
    • nullity of marriage
  • (legal) A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity.
  • (math) The difference between the rank of a matrix and the number of columns it has; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.

    • Derived terms

    *decree of nullity

    nullification

    English

    Noun

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