nullification

noun
/ˌnʌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin nullificatio, from nullifico, equivalent to null + -ification.

  1. borrowed from nullificatio

Definitions

  1. The act of nullifying

    The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal effect.

  2. The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South…

    The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.

    • He infused the threat with credibility, and the nullification movement fizzled, though Jackson also helped craft a compromise reduction in tariff rates to somewhat mollify South Carolinians.
  3. Surgical removal of genitals (and sometimes nipples) as a form of body modification.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA