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val·id / ˈvalid/ • adj. actually supporting the intended point or claim; acceptable as cogent: a valid criticism. ∎ legally binding due to having been executed in compliance with the law: a valid contract. ∎ legally acceptable: the visas are valid for thirty days. DERIVATIVES: va·lid·i·ty / vəˈlidətē/ n.val·id·ly adv. |
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"valid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "valid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-valid.html "valid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-valid.html |
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VALIDBinding; possessing legal force or strength; legally sufficient. A valid contract, for example, is one that has been executed in compliance with all the requisite legal formalities and is binding upon, and enforceable by, the individuals who executed it. |
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"Valid." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Valid." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704549.html "Valid." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704549.html |
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valid adequate in law XVI; well founded and applicable XVII. — F. valide or L. validus strong, powerful, effective, f. valēre be strong, etc.; see -ID1.
So validity XVI. — F. or late L. |
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T. F. HOAD. "valid." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "valid." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-valid.html T. F. HOAD. "valid." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-valid.html |
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valid
•carangid • alleged • aged
•frigid, rigid
•turgid • naked • wicked • whizz-kid
•orchid • crooked
•pallid, valid
•gelid • skidlid • eyelid
•solid, squalid, stolid
•Euclid • unsullied • annelid
•chrysalid • Ozalid • desmid • timid
•Fatimid
•humid, tumid
•pyramid • MacDiarmid • crannied
•arachnid • Enid • hominid • honied
•Leonid, Oceanid
•salmonid • Achaemenid
•unaccompanied • Sassanid • learned
•winged
•rapid, sapid, vapid
•intrepid, tepid
•insipid, lipid
•limpid • poppied • torpid
•Cupid, stupid
•canopied
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"valid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "valid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-valid.html "valid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-valid.html |
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