From: ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de   
      
   Antonio Marques  wrote or quoted:   
   >Ross Clark  wrote:   
   >>"Null and void" goes back to the 17th century. It's legal language,   
   >>which often likes to pair words like this, sometimes with subtly   
   >>different senses.   
   >Not ecclesiastical?   
      
     "Despite attempts to stay or dismiss the charges, Jesus was ultimately   
     sentenced to death by crucifixion. However, through his resurrection,   
     Jesus effectively overturned this verdict, rendering it null and void,   
     and established his supreme jurisdiction over life and death."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)