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nul·li·fi·ca·tion (nul′ə fi kā′s̸hən)
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
Etymology: LL(Ec) nullificatio, a despising
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