Question

nullify In soccer or water polo, a penalty can nullify a goal that has just been made. ˈnələˌfaɪ

Accepted Answer

(1) To cancel legally. (2) To cause something to lose its value or to have no effect. A legislature may nullify a ban, a law, or a tax by simply passing a new law. Election results can be nullified if a court finds the voting process was improper, and a court ruling can be nullified by a higher court. Even the Supreme Court itself may have its decisions nullified by new laws passed by the Congress—though not if a decision is based on the Constitution. In the years leading up to the American Civil War, Southern states claimed the right to nullify any federal law (such as antislavery laws) that they believed to be unconstitutional, leading to the Nullification Crisis of 1832. Annul is a close synonym of nullify (with the same root), as are abrogate and invalidate.

word	nullify
definition	(1) To cancel legally. (2) To cause something to lose its value or to have no effect.
eg_sentence	In soccer or water polo, a penalty can nullify a goal that has just been made.
explanation	A legislature may nullify a ban, a law, or a tax by simply passing a new law. Election results can be nullified if a court finds the voting process was improper, and a court ruling can be nullified by a higher court. Even the Supreme Court itself may have its decisions nullified by new laws passed by the Congress—though not if a decision is based on the Constitution. In the years leading up to the American Civil War, Southern states claimed the right to nullify any federal law (such as antislavery laws) that they believed to be unconstitutional, leading to the Nullification Crisis of 1832. Annul is a close synonym of nullify (with the same root), as are abrogate and invalidate.
IPA	ˈnələˌfaɪ

Nullify Nullified Court Leading Cancel Legally Lose Effect