Idiom idiom
null and void
Meaning
Invalid, cancelled, unenforceable.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The contract is now null and void.”
“Because you missed the deadline, your application is now considered null and void.”
“The judge declared the previous agreement null and void after discovering that the signatures were obtained through clear deception.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026