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val·id /'va-ləd/ adj1: having legal efficacy or forcea valid license; esp: executed with proper authority and forma valid contracta valid search2: having a legitimate basis: justifiablea valid reason for terminating the employee3: appropriate to the end in viewva·lid·i·ty /və-'li-də-tē/ nval·id·ly adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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accurate, attested, authentic, authoritative, authorized, binding, bona fide, canonic, canonical, conclusive, confirmed, constitutional, correct, credible, effective, effectual, enforceable, executed with proper formalities, factual, firmus, forcible, good, gravis, having legal force, having legal strength, iustus, lawful, legal, legalized, legally binding, legitimate, licit, logical, official, potent, powerful, proved, sanctioned, scientific, solid, sound, statutory, strong, substantial, supportable by law, sustainable in law, true, truthful, veritable, warranted, well-grounded
associated concepts: valid argument, valid case, valid claim, valid commitment, valid consideration, valid contract, valid delivery, valid existing marriage, valid gift, valid judgment, valid obligation, valid reasoning, valid reasons, valid statute
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accurate, actual, adequate, allowed, authentic, certain (positive), cogent, convincing, de facto, deductible (provable), demonstrable, documentary, effective (efficient), effective (operative), factual, genuine, honest, lawful, legal, legitimate (rightful), licit, official, operative, persuasive, potent, real, reasonable (rational), right (correct), right (suitable), rightful, solid (sound), substantial, suitable, true (authentic), unrefutable, viable
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.1 Legally binding, such as a valid agreement.2 Having merit, as in, "given the facts presented in this case, it is valid to conclude that she did what she was charged with having done."
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Binding; possessing legal force or strength; legally sufficient.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Binding; possessing legal force or strength; legally sufficient.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.