nullity

Definitions

The state or quality of being null, invalid, or having no legal force.

A state of nothingness or nonexistence.

A trivial or insignificant thing.

Examples

The judge declared the contract a nullity due to the lack of a formal signature.

The lawyer argued that the procedural error rendered the entire legal proceeding a nullity.

Synonyms

nothingness void emptiness nonexistence naught vacuity insignificance

Antonyms

existence being substance reality significance importance fullness