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in·val·i·date  (n-vl-dt)
tr.v. in·val·i·dat·ed, in·val·i·dat·ing, in·val·i·dates
To make invalid; nullify.

in·vali·dation n.
in·vali·dator n.

invalidate [ɪnˈvælɪˌdeɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to render weak or ineffective, as an argument
2. (Law) to take away the legal force or effectiveness of; annul, as a contract
invalidation  n
invalidator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.invalidate - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
break - invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"
stet - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
validate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid
2.invalidate - make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"
score, mark - make underscoring marks
3.invalidate - show to be invalid
negate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false
validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
4.invalidate - take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
validate - make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"

invalidate
verb
1. nullify, cancel, annul, undermine, weaken, overthrow, undo, quash, overrule, rescind, abrogate, render null and void An official decree invalidated the vote.
nullify validate, sanction, authorize, strengthen, ratify, empower
2. disprove, refute, negate, discredit, contradict, rebut, give the lie to, make a nonsense of, prove false, blow out of the water (slang), controvert, confute Neither point invalidates my argument.
Translations
invalidate [ɪnˈvælɪdeɪt] VT [+ document, argument, theory] → invalidar; [+ contract] → anular, invalidar
invalidate [ɪnˈvælɪdeɪt] vtinvalider, annuler
invalid car invalid carriage n (British)voiture f pour handicapé
invalid chair n (British)fauteuil m pour handicapé
invalidate
vtungültig machen; theory, feelingsentkräften
invalidate [ɪnˈvælɪˌdeɪt] vt (law, contract) → invalidare; (argument, conclusion) → smentire
the will was invalidated → il testamento è stato invalidato


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275) But because the management of Yosemite often becomes the blueprint for other park units, (276) the Ninth Circuit's past invalidations of the Merced River Plan, as well as the court's treatment of the next plan scheduled for release in September 2009, (277) may influence the management of both protected parks and rivers for years to come.
The data set for these statistics, however, did not include dispositive motions granted by judges, so it is possible that judicial invalidations were underestimated.
Overruling Roe means no more invalidations of state and federal laws regulating abortion, and it is the striking down of democratically-initiated, constitutionally-permissible laws that constitutes judicial activism.
 
 
 
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