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nullification definition

nul·li·fi·ca·tion (nul′ə fi kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a nullifying or being nullified
  2. ☆ 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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