Nullification

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The process of nullification may refer to:

• The legal theory that a U.S. State has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional. It is now considered a discredited doctrine with no legal basis under U.S. law. (See also: interposition) See the following articles:
  • The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were an early statement of this doctrine.
  • The Hartford Convention, in which New England Federalists considered secession from the United States of America.
  • The Nullification Crisis in the United States of America, in which South Carolina passed legislation legalizing its invalidation of objectionable federal laws.

• Jury nullification, a legal term that refers to a jury's right to deliver a verdict in contradiction to written law.
• Body nullification, the practice of removing body parts.

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