nullified

Adjective
US[nuhl-uh-fahyd]/ˈnʌləˌfaɪd/3 syllables
Synonyms: invalidated

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. deprived of legal forceSynonyms: invalidatedOpposite validSimilar invalid
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“nullified” is listed under Nullify.

Nul′li·fy transitive verb [past tense & past participle Nullified; present participle & verbal noun Nullifying.]

Origin: L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Null, adjective, and -fy.

To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.

Such correspondence would at once nullify the conditions of the probationary system.— Isaac Taylor

Synonyms: To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel. See Abolish.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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