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Webster 1913 Edition
Nugatory
Nu′ga-to-ry
,Adj.
[L.
nugatorius
, fr. nugari
to trifle, nugae
jests, trifles.] 1.
Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.
2.
Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.
If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of clemency, the very substance of government is made
nugatory
. I. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nugatory
NU'GATORY
,Adj.
1.
Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.2.
Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual. The laws are sometimes rendered nugatory by inexecution. Any agreement may be rendered nugatory by something which contravenes its execution.