void — 1 / vȯid/ adj 1: of no force or effect under law a void marriage 2: voidable void·ness n void 2 vt: to make or declar … Law dictionary
Void — Void, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F. vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. {Vacant}, {Avoid}.] 1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Void space — Void Void, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F. vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. {Vacant}, {Avoid}.] 1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
void — [void] adj. [ME voide < OFr vuide < VL * vocitus, for L vocivus, var. of vacivus < vacare, to be empty] 1. not occupied; vacant: said of benefices, offices, etc. 2. a) holding or containing nothing b) devoid or destitute (of) [void of… … English World dictionary
void — [vɔɪd] adjective LAW a contract or agreement that is void has no legal effect because it is against the law: • Under state law, a contract to pay money knowingly lent for gambling is void. void verb [transitive] : • Mr. Mullen s termination… … Financial and business terms
Void — Void, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Voided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Voiding}.] [OF. voidier, vuidier. See {Void}, a.] 1. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table. [1913 Webster] Void anon her place.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
void marriage — where an impediment exists to a lawful marriage (such as the fact that one of the parties is under age or is already married) that marriage is void and of no legal effect whatever. There is no need for the other party to obtain a court order… … Law dictionary
void — To have no legal force or effect (SA Bankruptcy.com) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
void — Null; ineffectual; nugatory; having no legal force or binding effect; unable, in law, to support the purpose for which it was intended. Hardison v. Gledhill, 72 Ga.App. 432, 33 S.E.2d 921, 924. An instrument or transaction which is wholly… … Black's law dictionary
Void (law) — In law, void means of no legal effect. An action, document or transaction which is void is of no legal effect whatsoever: an absolute nullity the law treats it as if it had never existed or happened. The term void ab initio, which means to be… … Wikipedia
void — void1 [vɔıd] n [singular] 1.) a feeling of great sadness that you have when someone you love dies or when something is taken from you ▪ Running the business helped to fill the void after his wife died. 2.) a situation in which something important … Dictionary of contemporary English