Invalidation
noun
The act of making something not valid or effective.
The invalidation of the contract led to the termination of the agreement between the two companies.
Often appears as...
- invalidation of contract
- invalidation of agreement
noun
The act of making someone feel like their ideas, feelings, or experiences are not important or valid.
Her constant invalidation of my feelings made me feel unimportant and ignored.
Often appears as...
- invalidation of feelings
- invalidation of experiences
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The act of making something not valid or effective.
The invalidation of the contract led to the termination of the agreement between the two companies.
Often appears as...
- invalidation of contract
- invalidation of agreement
noun
The act of making someone feel like their ideas, feelings, or experiences are not important or valid.
Her constant invalidation of my feelings made me feel unimportant and ignored.
Often appears as...
- invalidation of feelings
- invalidation of experiences
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Consequences
Used in legal contexts, invalidation often implies that a rule or agreement no longer has legal force.
The court's invalidation of the law freed many from restrictions.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Formal
The term is typically used in formal settings such as legal, academic, or business discussions.
The committee discussed the invalidation of previous policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Negativity
It often implies a negative outcome, as something planned or agreed upon is no longer applicable.
The invalidation of the test scores upset all the students.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Consequences
Used in legal contexts, invalidation often implies that a rule or agreement no longer has legal force.
The court's invalidation of the law freed many from restrictions.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Formal
The term is typically used in formal settings such as legal, academic, or business discussions.
The committee discussed the invalidation of previous policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Negativity
It often implies a negative outcome, as something planned or agreed upon is no longer applicable.
The invalidation of the test scores upset all the students.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Consequences
Used in legal contexts, invalidation often implies that a rule or agreement no longer has legal force.
The court's invalidation of the law freed many from restrictions.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Formal
The term is typically used in formal settings such as legal, academic, or business discussions.
The committee discussed the invalidation of previous policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Negativity
It often implies a negative outcome, as something planned or agreed upon is no longer applicable.
The invalidation of the test scores upset all the students.
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Quote examples
Antonin Scalia
American Judge
As a general rule, I do not think it appropriate for judges to heap either praise or censure upon a legislative measure that comes before them, lest it be thought that their validation, invalidation, or interpretation of it is driven by their desire to expand or constrict what they personally approve or disapprove as a matter of policy.
Quote examples
George Will
Journalist
Popularity makes no law invulnerable to invalidation. Americans accept judicial supervision of their democracy - judicial review of popular but possibly unconstitutional statutes - because they know that if the Constitution is truly to constitute the nation, it must trump some majority preferences.
Quote examples
Antonin Scalia
American Judge
As a general rule, I do not think it appropriate for judges to heap either praise or censure upon a legislative measure that comes before them, lest it be thought that their validation, invalidation, or interpretation of it is driven by their desire to expand or constrict what they personally approve or disapprove as a matter of policy.
Quote examples
George Will
Journalist
Popularity makes no law invulnerable to invalidation. Americans accept judicial supervision of their democracy - judicial review of popular but possibly unconstitutional statutes - because they know that if the Constitution is truly to constitute the nation, it must trump some majority preferences.
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