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nullities
无效；无效行为；作废
nullities is the plural of nullity.
核心释义
法律用语，尤指无法律效力的法令或行为。
something that is null, especially an enactment that has no legal validity
- 1.
无效、作废或非法的状态。
The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
- 2.
无效行为；有缺陷的程序或法规明文规定无效的诉讼。
A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity.
- 3.
线性变换的核的维数；矩阵的零空间的维数。
The dimension of the kernel of a linear transformation; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.
无效、作废或非法的状态。；无效行为；有缺陷的程序或法规明文规定无效的诉讼。；线性变换的核的维数；矩阵的零空间的维数。；无效；无效行为
用法In use
The court ruled that the agreement was a nullity because one party had been forced to sign.
用法提示：nullity 为可数名词，指“无效的法律行为”，此处作表语。
Without the director's signature, the contract is a complete nullity.
用法提示：nullity 作名词，表示“无效的文书或行为”，与 complete 连用强调程度。
The new regulation will be a nullity until it is officially published.
用法提示：nullity 在此指“法律上无效的事物”，作表语，用于 until 引导的条件句。
be a nullity
表示某事物在法律上无效，常用于正式或法律语境。
The court ruled that the law was a nullity.
法院裁定该法律无效。
declare sth a nullity
常见于法律场合，意思是“宣布某事物在法律上无效”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- nullity of marriage
- 婚姻无效
- The lawyer explained the legal consequences of a nullity of marriage.律师解释了婚姻无效的法律后果。
- decree of nullity
- 宣告无效的判决
- They sought a decree of nullity instead of a divorce.他们请求宣告婚姻无效的判决，而不是离婚。
- absolute nullity
- 绝对无效
- The contract was an absolute nullity because it violated public policy.该合同因违反公共政策而绝对无效。
- relative nullity
- 相对无效
- In some legal systems, a minor's contract is a relative nullity.在某些法律体系中，未成年人的合同属于相对无效。
- grounds for nullity
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：把 null（无/零）加名词后缀 -ity，得到 nullity（无效）——法律上无效的东西就像数字 0，完全没有价值。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、法庭辩论、法学文献 该词表示“法律上无效的事物（尤指无法律效力的法令）”，通常用于正式法律语境，多出现在法律文书、法庭辩论和法学文献中；日常英语中比较少见，类似含义常用invalid或void表达。
语法说明Grammar Note
多用于法律语境，表示法律上无效的行为或状态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes with /ˈnʌlɪti/. The words below share the spelling -lity but have different stress or vowel sounds, so they are lookalikes rather than rhymes.
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