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validity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Validity \Va*lid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. validit['e], L. validitas strength.] 1. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection. 2. (Law) Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as the validity of a will the validity of a contract, claim, or title. 3. Value. [Obs.] ``Rich validity.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: validity n 1: the quality of being logically valid [syn: {cogency}, {rigor}, {rigour}] 2: the quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: {validness}]
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