invalidity
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of invalidity1
From the Medieval Latin word invaliditās, dating back to 1540–50. See invalid 2, -ity
Origin of invalidity2
Example Sentences
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The court has suspended its declaration of invalidity for three years, giving parliament time to amend the current laws to align with its judgement.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
Young voters typically vote in primaries in vanishingly small numbers, comparable only to the size of the post-80 crowd, whose statistics are decimated by invalidity and death.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025
“It’s not just that they haven’t made a compelling case for constitutional invalidity in this application, they’ve made absolutely no case for it,” Begbie said.
From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2023
If the government presses ahead to pay compensation on behalf of the companies, the lawyers would fight to prove its invalidity, he said.
From Reuters • Feb. 16, 2023
Crispi was compelled to resign office, although the judicial authorities upheld the invalidity of his early marriage, contracted at Malta in 1853, and ratified his subsequent union with Signora Barbagallo.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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