void
adjective
LAW uk/vɔɪd/ ushaving no legal force and therefore unacceptable:
The judge declared the contract void.
The election was declared void and a new one will take place in October.
void ab initio
having no legal force from the beginning:
The agreement was declared void ab initio because he was under the legal age when he signed it.
void
verb [ T ]
LAW uk/vɔɪd/ usto say that a contract, agreement, etc. no longer has legal force:
The state filed to void the company's license.
The company announced legal action to void its labour contracts as part of its reorganization.