An adjective meaning “insignificant, worthless” nugatory comes from the Latin nugatorius, “worthless, foolish,” which in turn comes from the verb nugari, “to act petty or like a fool.” Nugatory is a word you probably don`t hear too often, but you can use it to describe something like nugatory without power or meaning. “Whether this carpet is red or green is ugatory for someone who is colorblind.” The others had counted with him with such certainty that his unexpected defection had ruined the entire session. Instead of abrogating treaties, they sought to nullify many of their provisions through circumvention and restrictions. In vain; unfit; Invalid; without limiting potency or vitality. A legislative act can be “ugatory” because it is unconstitutional. We know, of course, that Gneisenau`s decision destroyed this apparent success. Nugatory means “without force or effect; useless; invalid,” as the Michigan Supreme Court, citing Black`s Law Dictionary, concluded in its 2007 Apsey v. Memorial Hosp decision. The court gave the following example: “A law becomes moot if an interpretation does not give it meaning or effect.” Something nugatory has no real value; It is worthless. Any excuses for not turning off the bath tap when you left the apartment are void; They do not change the fact that the bathtub overflowed and leaked into the apartment below. Nugatory does not refer to any force or effect; Invalid.
Examples: An unconstitutional law is a law of invalidity; The resolution of the Congress has only a symbolic value, since it deals with a matter settled by the States and is therefore nothing. Now that the second statement also seems nugatory, one wonders if Elliott is the force behind these steps, it seems, and if so, what changes might be next on his agenda. Invalid; lack of legal force. A law is void if it has been declared unconstitutional. Two books and two books make four books, regardless of the pound; But until I know what it is, the result is nothing. adj. without force or effect; Invalid. Example: An unconstitutional law is a void law. I tried to give my thoughts a slower movement and to regulate a confusion that became painful; But my efforts were in vain. A contract may be considered void if the terms are worthless, especially for a party. For example, the Michigan Supreme Court in McTee Co.
v. Brown Funeral Home, after describing an interpretation of a contract that would allow a party to refuse payment for a service without prejudice, that he would not consider the argument that “the parties intended to enter into such a unilateral, non-curative contract.” Supported by Black`s Law Dictionary, Free 2nd ed., and The Law Dictionary. Latin nugatorius, from nugari to bagatelle, from trifle nugae. [Last updated June 2020 by Wex Definitions Team].