invalid

invalid
invalid in‧val‧id [ɪnˈvæld] adjective
1. LAW an invalid contract, agreement, document etc is not legally or officially acceptable:

• Wellcome's patent to the drug was ruled invalid because the company didn't invent the compound.

• evidence obtained using invalid warrants

2. not based on true facts and therefore not right:

• The promotions lacked balance and made invalid comparisons between rival products.

3. COMPUTING if something that you type into a computer is invalid, the computer does not recognize or accept it:

• The date is in an invalid format.

— invalidity noun [uncountable] :

• The bonds are perforated with small holes to show their invalidity.

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invalid UK US /ɪnˈvælɪd/ adjective
LAW not legally or officially acceptable: »

an invalid document/passport/licence

be declared/deemed/ruled invalid »

Insurance is ruled invalid if the report is not received within 30 days of the theft.

not correct, or not based on correct information: »

A small number of messages bounced back from invalid e-mail accounts.

IT not recognized or accepted by a computer: »

invalid data

Compare VALID(Cf. ↑valid)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • invalid — in·val·id /in va ləd/ adj: being without force or effect under the law declared the will invalid in·val·id·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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  • Invalid — In va*lid, a. [See {Invalid}, n.] Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Invalid — In va*lid, v. t. 1. To make or render invalid or infirm. Invalided, bent, and almost blind. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 2. To classify or enroll as an invalid. [1913 Webster] Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Invalid — may refer to:*Patient, a sick person *A person with a disabilityAs the opposite of valid:*Validity, in logic, true premises cannot lead to a false conclusion *Validity (statistics), a measure which is measuring what it is supposed to measure… …   Wikipedia

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