validity
noun
va·lid·i·ty
və-ˈli-də-tē 
va-
: the quality or state of being valid: such as
a
: the state of being acceptable according to the law
The validity of the contract is being questioned.
What the federal courts have ruled … is that renunciations made behind barbed wire were essentially under duress, and thus of no legal validity.—
Roger Daniels
Roger Daniels
b
: the quality of being well-grounded, sound, or correct
the validity of an argument/theory
Other researchers have questioned the validity of the test results.
Later he acknowledged that there was no validity to his report.—David Hiltbrand
David HiltbrandExamples of validity in a Sentence
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Rather than focusing on the validity of Trump's executive action, the Justice Department argued that a judge in one part of the country shouldn't be able to block actions nationally.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The manipulation of the Death Master File itself has obliterated its validity as a data source for financial and commercial institutions.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Silverman said that circumstantial evidence must be viewed in totality to establish its validity.
—Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk, who dramatically cut the federal budget and workforce, regularly casts doubt on the validity of all federal programs, including Social Security.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The manipulation of the Death Master File itself has obliterated its validity as a data source for financial and commercial institutions.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Silverman said that circumstantial evidence must be viewed in totality to establish its validity.
—Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk, who dramatically cut the federal budget and workforce, regularly casts doubt on the validity of all federal programs, including Social Security.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for validity
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“Validity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/validity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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