null and void

Idioms and Phrases

Canceled, invalid, as in The lease is now null and void . This phrase is actually redundant, since null means “void,” that is, “ineffective.” It was first recorded in 1669.

Example Sentences

“If you don’t come up with something positive, that 22 acres is null and void,” he told Miller.

From Los Angeles Times

When the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the original world court, unanimously rejected its claim to the South China Sea in 2016, Beijing insisted that the ruling was “naturally null and void” and would not affect its “territorial sovereignty” over an entire sea.

From Salon

“With muguka having been recognised by national legislation, any other laws or orders that contradict national legislation is null and void,” Mr Ruto said in a statement issued by the president's office.

From BBC

“Can be anything,” Samson said, “a rent abatement, some sort of extra flow of funds from general revenue, or it can be as far as, hey, this non-relocation agreement becomes null and void.”

From Los Angeles Times

Jeff Mandell, attorney for the criminal justice groups, argued Wednesday that the three measures were not properly submitted to the people and must be declared null and void.

From Seattle Times