nullification
NounUS[nuhl-uh-fuh-key-shuhn]/ˌnʌləfəˈkeɪʃən/5 syllables
Synonyms:
override
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States CongressType of states' rights
- the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of somethingSynonyms: overrideType of change of stateKinds cancellation, neutralization, vitiation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Nul′li·fi·ca′tion noun
Origin: L. nullificatio contempt. See Nullify.
The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
Right of nullification U. S. Hist., the right claimed in behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general government which it deems unconstitutional.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54