invalidation
/in,væli'deiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of making something invalid or null: "Invalidation" refers to the process or action of rendering something without legal force, effectiveness, or validity.
- The state of being rendered invalid: It can also describe the resulting condition after something has been declared or made invalid.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The court ordered the invalidation of the contract due to fraud. (The court ordered the contract to be made legally void because of fraud.)
- The invalidation of her passport caused significant travel delays. (The act of making her passport no longer valid caused major travel problems.)
Advanced Usage
"Judicial invalidation": The formal annulment of a law, contract, or proceeding by a court.
- The judicial invalidation of the statute was a landmark decision. (The court's formal annulment of the law was a very important ruling.)
"To seek invalidation": To formally request or attempt to have something declared invalid.
- The company will seek invalidation of the patent. (The company will try to get the patent officially declared invalid.)
Variants and Related Words
Invalidate (verb): To make something invalid or to nullify.
- The new evidence could invalidate the previous verdict. (The new evidence could make the earlier court decision void.)
Invalid (adjective): Not legally or officially acceptable; not valid.
- The license was declared invalid. (The license was officially stated to be unacceptable.)
Synonyms
- Annulment: The act of declaring something, especially a marriage or law, invalid.
- Nullification: The action of making something legally null and void.
- Voidance: The act of making something void or of no effect.
Related Phrases
- "Grounds for invalidation": The legal or factual reasons that justify declaring something invalid.
- Misrepresentation can be grounds for invalidation of a contract. (False statements can be a reason to declare a contract void.)
Related Idioms
- "To be an invalidation of": To serve as proof or an act that nullifies something.
- The discovery of the original document was a complete invalidation of the forged copy. (Finding the original document completely proved the copied one was fake and void.)
Noun
- (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)