English noun: nullification | |||
1. | nullification (cognition) the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress | ||
Broader (hypernym) | states' rights | ||
2. | nullification (act) the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something | ||
Synonyms | override | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change of state | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cancellation, counteraction, neutralisation, neutralisation, neutralization, neutralization, vitiation | ||