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nullo

invalid

adjective NOOL-loh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: From Latin nullus ('not any').

Also means

void

Usage Note

Nullo is primarily a legal and formal term meaning 'invalid, null and void': il contratto è nullo ('the contract is null and void'). In everyday speech Italians use nessuno for 'none' and inutile for 'useless'; nullo in conversation sounds bookish unless used in a legal sense. The noun il nulla ('nothingness') is a related philosophical term.

Examples

"Il contratto firmato senza testimoni è considerato nullo."

Natural Translation

A contract signed without witnesses is considered null and void.

Literal Translation

The contract signed without witnesses is considered null.

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