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

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

Examples of validity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both have been scrutinized over signature validity. —Zack Huffman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Trump and his allies spread falsehoods about the validity of the vote count in Detroit in 2020. —Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024

At least one of those legal challenges puts the validity of Amendment 4 in jeopardy — even if voters approve it Tuesday. —Kathryn Varn, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024

Crowley also said that voters must be weary of Republican Party messaging that sows doubt in the validity of the election results. —Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1577, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

validity

noun

va·​lid·​i·​ty

və-ˈlid-ət-ē,

va-

: the quality or state of being valid