 nullification |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (politics) the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress | |
| Related terms: | states'_rights invalidate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something | |
| Synonyms: | override | |
| Related terms: | change_of_state neutralization cancellation abrogation neutralization vitiation neutralize override | |
