nullification
英 [,nʌlɪfɪ'keɪʃən]
美[,nʌləfə'keʃən]
- n. 无效；废弃；取消；（美）州对联邦法令的拒绝执行或承认
英英释意
- 1. the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
- 2. the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something