invalid¹ Definition
in·va·lid (in′və lid; chiefly Brit, -lēd′)
adjective
- not well; weak and sickly; infirm
- of or for invalids an invalid home
Etymology: Fr invalide < L invalidus, feeble: see in- & valid
noun
a weak, sickly person; esp., one who is chronically ill or disabled
transitive verb
- to make invalid; disable or weaken
- Chiefly Brit. to remove (a soldier, sailor, etc.) from active duty or from a combat zone because of injury or illness
invalid² Definition
in·valid (in val′id)
adjective
not valid; having no force; null or void
Etymology: L invalidus
invalid² Related Forms
invalid Synonyms
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invalid Law Definition
adj
invalid Usage Examples
Object
home: Toward the end of 1916 he was invalided home with trench fever.
Preposition: on
ground: Therefore the appeal is not invalid on address grounds.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- render: Failure to comply with any of the provisions with respect to these matters could render the application invalid.
- declare: An anarchist epistemology does not declare scientific sources invalid a priori.
Modifies a noun
- carriage: You may join the Armed Forces with your parent's consent You can hold a license to drive an invalid carriage or moped.
- descriptor: ERRORS EBADF An invalid file descriptor was given in one of the sets.
- allowance: If both members of a couple are entitled to invalid care allowance, the claimant is entitled to two carer's premiums.
- markup: Where it puts the first part of an entry into the RSS feed, it can cause invalid markup.
- html: Problems: Any trouble-shooting other than page display errors created by invalid html.
- ballot: Any system should have live checking for invalid ballots.
Modifying Another Word
- scientifically: A scientifically invalid practice cannot be replaced with an ' alternative ' .
- legally: The Appeals Court ruled that the governmentâs pricing policies were, in fact, legally invalid.
- totally: The law sends out a mad message: we are equal, but at the same time, we are totally invalid.
Used with adjective complement
- deem: Where any contact details are entered incorrectly the entry shall be deemed invalid.
- declare: In particular, the CNE must inspect all votes declared invalid at the polling stations.
- render: Doing so may render invalid any purported acceptance of the Offer.
- become: In October 1999, waiver clauses for unfair dismissal became invalid.
- treat: Reasons must be given in box 2. If there are none, the appeal should be treated as invalid.
- hold: Should any term of this contract be held invalid, such invalidation shall not affect the validity of the remaining terms.
Preposition: for
reason: They failed to realize, however, that the IMA was also invalid for procedural reasons.
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