Definition of "nullification" []

• The act of nullifying. (noun)
• The state of being nullified. (noun)
• Refusal or failure of a U.S. state to recognize or enforce a federal law within its boundaries. (noun)

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• "Secondly, unless you are trusting in nullification, the jury will convict: Grandpa did indeed give the gun to Joey across state lines."
• "Yes, jury nullification is technically illegal, but nobody ever gets convicted of it."
• "Jury nullification is the common law principle that permits juries to refuse to convict somebody who is demonstrably guilty of violating the law."