invalidity

¹

[in-vuh-lid-i-tee]

noun

1. lack of validity.

invalidity

²

[in-vuh-lid-i-tee]

noun

1. invalidism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of invalidity¹

From the Medieval Latin word invaliditās, dating back to 1540–50. See invalid ², -ity

Origin of invalidity²

First recorded in 1905–10; invalid ¹ + -ity

Example Sentences

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

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

The appeals court upheld the decision to bar the invalidity arguments because Apple previously could have raised them in its petitions for Patent Office review of the patents.

From Reuters

"A finding of invalidity would terminate the market investigation and leave unaddressed the CMA's concerns about the lack of competition for mobile browsers and cloud gaming," Eadie added.

From Reuters

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

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