in·val·i·date

(ĭn-văl′ĭ-dāt′)

tr.v. in·val·i·dat·ed, in·val·i·dat·ing, in·val·i·dates

To make invalid; nullify.

in·val′i·da′tion n.

in·val′i·da′tor n.

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Noun

invalidation - (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

annulment

breakup, dissolution - the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

dissolution of marriage - an annulment of a marriage

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

invalidation

noun

An often formal act of putting an end to:

abolishment, abolition, abrogation, annihilation, annulment, cancellation, defeasance, negation, nullification, voidance.

Law: avoidance, extinguishment.

Translations

ακύρωση

estenuazione

invalidation

n (of document) → Ungültigmachung f; (of theory) → Entkräftung f

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The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and major freight handling firms on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts have adopted a program intended to open jobs to longshore workers who had been laid off because of the Federal Maritime Administration's invalidation of the industry's container rule.

Program opens jobs to longshore workers

The IEC launched the vote invalidation process on August 25 in presence of candidates' representatives, national and international observes and completed it on Sunday (Sep 14).

Ghani leads Abdullah by 800,000 votes: source

Abdullah said the audit and recount process as well as vote invalidation process was not conducted fairly and warned that he will not accept a fraudulent government even for one day.

Karzai: Afghanistan in Urgent Need of New Government

As recently shown by the Hacienda Luisita case, the invalidation of the stock transfer system was first applied prospectively only, but was later reversed to make the invalidation retroactive as demanded by the equities of the case.