Definitions for nullifications

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nullifications nul·li·fi·ca·tion

Spelling: [nuhl-uh-fi-key-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌnʌl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/

Nullifications is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 1291 anagrams from letters in nullifications (acfiiillnnostu).

Definitions for nullifications

noun

1. an act or instance of nullifying.
2. the state of being nullified.
3. (often initial capital letter) the failure or refusal of a U.S. state to aid in enforcement of federal laws within its limits, especially on Constitutional grounds.

Origin of nullifications

1620-30; Late Latin nūllificātiōn- (stem of nūllificātiō) contempt, equivalent to nūllificāt(us) (past participle of nūllificāre to despise) + -iōn- -ion. See

Examples for nullifications

It's a form of nullification, and Jim DeMint even used the word.

nullification, the forerunner of disunion, rose from a question of tariff.

This was the doctrine of nullification which grew to secession in 1860.

She would dance his nullification, she would dance to her unseen Lord.

“nullification” was the name which this referendum soon acquired.

Were there protest marches, mass donnings of tricorn hats, nullification threats from states regarding federal legislation?

The nullification craziness, mostly talk during the first Obama term, is inching toward codification.

This behavior is so unprecedented that neutral observers have likened it to nullification and other anti-majoritarian tactics.

His point being I guess that nullification wasn't limited to the South.

The topic of nullification was dragged in by Southern speakers.