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in·va·lid 1

 (ĭn′və-lĭd)
n.
One who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability.
adj.
1. Incapacitated by illness or injury.
2. Of, relating to, or intended for invalids.
tr.v. in·va·lid·ed, in·va·lid·ing, in·va·lids
1. To incapacitate physically.
2. Chiefly British To release or exempt from duty because of ill health: "I was not quite sick enough to be invalided out, even though I was of no more use" (Mary Lee Settle).
[From invalid (influenced by French invalide, sickly, infirm).]

in·val·id 2

 (ĭn-văl′ĭd)
adj.
1. Not legally or factually valid; null: an invalid license.
2. Falsely based or reasoned; faulty: an invalid argument.
[Latin invalidus, weak : in-, not; see in-1 + validus, strong (from valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots).]
in′va·lid′i·ty (-və-lĭd′ĭ-tē) n.
in·val′id·ly adv.
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in•va•lid•i•ty1

(ˌɪn vəˈlɪd ɪ ti)

n.
lack of validity.
[1540–50; < Medieval Latin invaliditās. See invalid2, -ity]

in•va•lid•i•ty2

(ˌɪn vəˈlɪd ɪ ti)

n.
invalidism.
[1905–10; invalid1 + -ity]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.invalidity - illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses
invalidness
illogic, illogicality, illogicalness, inconsequence - invalid or incorrect reasoning
fallaciousness - result of a fallacy or error in reasoning
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invalidity

noun falsity, fallacy, unsoundness, inconsistency, irrationality, illogicality, speciousness, sophism, fallaciousness He brushed aside claims about the invalidity of a means test.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
بُطْلان، عَدَم مَفْعوليَّة
neplatnost
ugyldighed
érvénytelenség
ógildi, gildisleysi
neplatnosť
geçersizlikhükümsüzlük

invalidity

[ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪtɪ]
A. N
1. [of document, contract] → invalidez f, nulidad f
2. (= illness, disablement) → invalidez f
B. CPD invalidity benefit N (Brit) → prestación f por invalidez
invalidity pension N → pensión f de invalidez
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invalidity

[ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪti] n
[action, procedure, document] → nullité f
(= state of being an invalid) → invalidité f invalidity benefitinvalidity benefit n → pension f d'invalidité, allocation f d'invalidité
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invalidity

n
(esp Jur) → Ungültigkeit f; (of deduction, argument) → mangelnde Schlüssigkeit or Stichhaltigkeit; (of assumption) → Unzulässigkeit f
(= disability) → Körperbehinderung f, → Invalidität f
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invalid1

(inˈvӕlid) adjective
(of a document or agreement etc) having no legal force; not valid. Your passport is out of date and therefore invalid.
inˈvalidate (-deit) verb
to make invalid.
invalidity (invəˈlidəti) noun
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