valid

valid
valid val‧id [ˈvæld] adjective LAW
a valid document or agreement is legally acceptable, often for a fixed period of time:

• The court ruled that the firm's patent is valid and enforceable.

• Investors with valid claims against the company could receive payments within a few months.

• The voucher is valid for 12 months.

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valid UK US /ˈvælɪd/ adjective
a valid ticket, document, agreement, etc. is legal and can be officially accepted, usually for a particular period of time: »

Is this ticket still valid?

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A credit card is not usually accepted as a valid form of I.D.

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Applicants must be in possession of a valid passport.

valid for 6 months, a year, etc. »

Permits are valid for a year.

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The court decided shareholders had a valid claim against the Chairman for his part in the company's downfall.

IT valid data or details are accepted by a computer system because they are correct
that can be accepted as being true or reasonable: »

The points she made were perfectly valid.

validly adverb
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Make sure that your company documents have been validly signed.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • valid — valid, sound, cogent, convincing, compelling, telling can all be applied directly or indirectly to arguments, reasons, principles, or processes of thought or to their presentation and mean having or manifesting the power to impress themselves on… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Valid — Val id, a. [F. valide, F. validus strong, from valere to be strong. See {Valiant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Strong; powerful; efficient. [Obs.] Perhaps more valid arms . . . may serve to better us. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having sufficient strength… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • valid — VALÍD, Ă, valizi, de, adj. 1. (Despre oameni) Apt pentru muncă (sau pentru o anumită activitate); p. gener. sănătos. 2. (Despre o acţiune, un act, un contract) Care îndeplineşte condiţiile cerute de lege; valabil. – Din fr. valide. Trimis de… …   Dicționar Român

  • valid — [val′id] adj. [Fr valide < L validus, strong, powerful (in ML, valid) < valere, to be strong: see VALUE] 1. having legal force; properly executed and binding under the law 2. well grounded on principles or evidence; able to withstand… …   English World dictionary

  • Valīd — (lat.), kräftig; rechtskräftig, rechtsgültig; Validität, Rechtsgültigkeit; validieren, etwas in rechtsgültiger Form vollziehen, geltend machen, bekräftigen, im Handel: gültig sein, einen Wert durch einen andern, z. B. Waren durch Wechselsendung,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • Valid — Valid, lat. deutsch, kräftig, giltig; Validität, Rechtsgiltigkeit; Validation, Giltigkeitserklärung …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • valid — valid:⇨gültig(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • valid — 1570s, having force in law, legally binding, from M.Fr. valide, from L. validus strong, effective, from valere be strong (see VALIANT (Cf. valiant)). The meaning supported by facts or authority is first recorded 1640s …   Etymology dictionary

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