26984 words

validity

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
the quality of being based on truth or reason, or of being able to be accepted:

Examples:

This research seems to give/lend some validity to the theory that the drug might cause cancer.
Not for one moment did he doubt the validity of those ideas.
2
the fact of having legal force, or being legally acceptable:

Examples:

Election observers challenged the validity of the vote.
State officials, however, questioned the validity of the report.
3
the state of being officially true or legally acceptable:

Examples:

The clause has no legal validity and is likely to mislead the consumer as to his rights.
the validity of a contract/decision/document
4
the state of being acceptable or reasonable:

Examples:

I had no reason to question the validity of her arguments.

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