nullification
noun
- a nullifying or being nullified
- ☆ in U.S. history, the refusal of a state to recognize or enforce within its territory any federal law held to be an infringement on its sovereignty
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(nŭlˌə-fĭ-kāˈshən)
nouna. The act of nullifying.
b. The state of being nullified.
- Refusal or failure of a U.S. state to recognize or enforce a federal law within its boundaries.
Related Forms:
- nulˌli·fi·caˈtion·ist noun
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