null and void

Cliché without legal force; having no legal effect. The court declared the law to be null and void. The millionaire's will was null and void because it was unsigned.

null and void

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Felipe	fe-LEE-pe (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Godfrey	GAHD-free	English
Josslyn	JAWS-lin	English (Rare)
Courtney	KORT-nee	English
RÚNi	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Yoshiko	yo-shee-ko, yosh-ko	Japanese