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What does nugatory mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word nugatory? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
  2. Ineffective, invalid or futile.
  3. (law) Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.
  4. (computing) Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained.
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This order, however, was nugatory, as the court had no power to enforce its judgments.
I imagine the cost of running a General Election under present rules is not nugatory.
Given that I have also shown that its practical impact upon children's wellbeing is nugatory, there seems to be no satisfactory justification for its retention.
In Briscoe's case the court made the prohibition of bills of credit nugatory.
But the evaluation criteria are strictly defined so as to avoid rendering the right to family reunification nugatory.
It would be odd if imports continued to surge, given that any rise in consumer spending this year is likely to be nugatory.

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