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nullity

UK //ˈnʌlɪti//US //ˈnʌlɪti//

词源

源自中古法语 nullité,最终来自拉丁语 nullitas(无效),与 nullus(无)相关。

noun

❶ 指法律上无效的状态或宣告,常用于描述婚姻、合同等被正式认定为无效的情况。

“The court declared the marriage a nullity due to fraud.”

(法院因欺诈宣布该婚姻无效。)

“A contract signed under duress is considered a nullity.”

(在胁迫下签署的合同被视为无效。)

❶ 表示无价值、无意义或不存在的事物,强调完全缺乏实质内容或重要性。

“His promises turned out to be a nullity when he failed to act.”

(当他未能采取行动时,他的承诺被证明毫无意义。)

“The amendment was a legal nullity without proper ratification.”

(未经适当批准,该修正案在法律上毫无效力。)

同义词:invalidity, voidness, nothingness

常见短语

decree of nullity — 法律术语,指法院正式宣布婚姻或合同无效的判决。

“She obtained a decree of nullity after proving the marriage was never valid.”

(在证明婚姻自始无效后,她获得了婚姻无效判决。)