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invalid¹ Definition

in·va·lid (invə lid; chiefly Brit, -lēd)

adjective

  1. not well; weak and sickly; infirm
  2. 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

  1. to make invalid; disable or weaken
  2. 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 valid)

adjective

not valid; having no force; null or void

Etymology: L invalidus

invalid² Related Forms

in′·va·lid·ity (in′və lidə tē) noun in·val·idly adverb

invalid Synonyms

invalid

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invalid Synonyms

invalid

n.

disabled person, handicapped person, sickly person, patient, convalescent, valetudinarian, paralytic, cripple, weakling, sufferer, shut-in, incurable, consumptive, tubercular, neurasthenic, bedridden person, bed case*; see also patient.

invalid Law Definition

adj

Legally ineffective; unfounded.

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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