In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NULLIFIES
Verb
nullifies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nullify
Source: Wiktionary
NULLIFY
Nul"li*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nullified; p. pr. & vb. n. Nullifying.] Etym: [L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Null, a., and -fy.]
Definition: 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. I. Taylor.
Syn.
– To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel. See Abolish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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