validity
noun OPAL W
/vəˈlɪdəti/
/vəˈlɪdəti/
[uncountable]- the state of being legally or officially acceptable
- The period of validity of the agreement has expired.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1- The judges upheld the validity of the previous judgement.
- The legal validity of the claims has been challenged.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- equal
- doubtful
- …
- have
- give something
- lend something
- …
- of… validity
- validity for
- the state of being logical and true
- We had doubts about the validity of their argument.
Extra Examples- His reputation lends a certain validity to the approach that it might not deserve.
- The results are of doubtful validity.
- The theory has the face validity of being consistent with recent findings.
- the theory's validity for parent-child relationships
- to assess the scientific validity of new treatments
- Of course we recognize the validity of that argument.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- equal
- doubtful
- …
- have
- give something
- lend something
- …
- of… validity
- validity for