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The legal concept or theory whereby a court declares a law unconstitutional is commonly called "judicial review." This was not so much established as confirmed by the US Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison.

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When law is said to be unconstitutional, it is nullified, or rendered unenforceable. The act of declaring a law unconstitutional is nullification.

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