valid

(văl'ĭd)
adj.

1. Well grounded; just: a valid objection.
2. Producing the desired results; efficacious: valid methods.
3. Having legal force; effective or binding: a valid title.
4. Logic.
   1. Containing premises from which the conclusion may logically be derived: a valid argument.
   2. Correctly inferred or deduced from a premise: a valid conclusion.
5. Archaic. Of sound health; robust.

[French valide, from Old French, from Latin validus, strong, from valēre, to be strong.]

validity va·lid'i·ty or val'id·ness n.
validly val'id·ly adv.

SYNONYMS   valid, sound, cogent, convincing. These adjectives describe assertions, arguments, conclusions, reasons, or intellectual processes that are persuasive because they are well founded. What is valid is based on or borne out by truth or fact or has legal force: a valid excuse; a valid claim. What is sound is free from logical flaws or is based on valid reasoning: a sound theory; sound principles. Something cogent is both sound and compelling: cogent testimony; a cogent explanation. Convincing implies the power to dispel doubt or overcome resistance or opposition: convincing proof.

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Having legally binding force; legally sufficient and authorized by law.
See also null and void ; voidable .

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Having legally binding force; legally sufficient and authorized by law.


Examples: A valid DEED, WILL, LEASE, MORTGAGE, or other contract.

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adjective

1. Based on good judgment, reasoning, or evidence: cogent, just, solid, sound², tight, well-founded, well-grounded. See good/bad, reason/unreason.
2. Worthy of belief, as because of precision or faithfulness to an original: authentic, authoritative, convincing, credible, faithful, true, trustworthy. See true/false.

adj

Definition: right, genuine
Antonyms: invalid, unacceptable, unreal, unsound, wrong

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Binding; 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.

For a list of words related to valid, see:

• Logic - valid: (adj) correctly argued as a conclusion based on premises

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gyldig, velbegrundet, retsgyldig

Nederlands (Dutch)
(rechts)geldig, gegrond, steekhoudend, effectief

Français (French)
adj. - valide, valable, fondé, pertinent, légitime

Deutsch (German)
adj. - begründet, (rechts)gültig, bindend, stichhaltig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έγκυρος, ισχύων, αιτιολογημένος, βάσιμος, νόμιμος, λογικός

Italiano (Italian)
valido, fondato, solido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - válido, eficaz

Русский (Russian)
действительный, веский, эффективный, здоровый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - válido, vigente, valedero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - giltig, vägande, grundad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有确实根据的, 正当的, 有效的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有確實根據的, 正當的, 有效的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정당한, 타당한, 근거가 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 妥当な, 正当な, 合法的な, 有効な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شرعي, قانوني, صحيح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבוסס, בר-תוקף, כשר, שריר, הגיוני, נכון‬

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