invalidity

/ɪnvəlˈɪdᵻɾi/ noun

The state of being invalid; lack of validity.

Word Origin From the same root as 'invalidly' — Latin 'valere' meaning to be strong, to have power. 'Invalidity' is the state of being not valid, lacking strength. That's why 'prevail' means to be stronger, 'equivalent' means equal in value, and 'evaluate' means to assess the worth of something. The negative prefix 'in-' flips it to lack of strength.

noun The state of being invalid; lack of validity. countable

The court declared the invalidity of the will because it lacked proper witnesses.

(名词) 无效性;无效;不合法性

法院宣布该遗嘱无效,因为它缺少适当的见证人。

(sustantivo) nulidad; invalidación; invalidez [El estado de ser inválido; falta de validez.]

El tribunal declaró la invalidez del testamento porque carecía de testigos adecuados.

(nom) nullité; non-validité; invalidation [État de ce qui n'est pas valide ; absence de validité.]

Le tribunal a déclaré la non-validité du testament parce qu'il manquait des témoins requis.

(Substantiv) Ungültigkeit [Der Zustand, ungültig oder nicht rechtswirksam zu sein; das Fehlen von Gültigkeit.]

Das Gericht erklärte die **invalidity** des Testaments, weil es nicht ordnungsgemäß bezeugt worden war.

(名詞) 無効であること。有効性を欠いている状態。

適切な証人がいなかったため、裁判所は遺言の無効を宣言した。

(substantivo) invalidade; nulidade [O estado de ser inválido; falta de validade.]

O tribunal declarou a **invalidade** do testamento porque não tinha as testemunhas adequadas.

Word parts: in + valid + ity

Common collocations

benefit subst pension subst allowance subst on prep receive verb state subst people subst sickness subst claim verb get verb attendance subst unemployment subst

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