Bad and Nugatory

Bad

Bad adjective - Having no legal or binding force.
Usage example: all known claims on the property were dismissed by the court as bad

Nugatory and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nugatory" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Nugatory

Nugatory adjective - Having no legal or binding force.
Usage example: the congressional resolution has symbolic value only, as it relates to a matter governed by the states and is thus nugatory

Bad and nugatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Nugatory".

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