noun
definition
The state of being invalid; lack of validity.
Examples of invalidity in a Sentence
He could not doubt for a moment the utter invalidity of Edwardine ordinations to the priesthood.
Crispi was compelled to resign office, although the judicial authorities upheld the invalidity of his early marriage, contracted at Malta in 1853, and ratified his subsequent union with Signora Barbagallo.
This is to assert the principle of the invalidity of all legislation conflicting with ecclesiastical interests and rules.
Oldage and invalidity pensions were not universal; they were made to apply, outside civil servants, to clerks and private officials only.
A universal scheme of old-age and invalidity insurance was before Parliament in 1921.
Thirteen of them assembled at Anagni, and thence, on the 9th of August, issued a passionate manifesto, announcing the invalidity of Urban's election, on Election of the ground that it had been forced upon the conclave Anti-pope by the Roman populace.
During the five years1884-1889a committee was occupied with the question of workmen's insurance, and thrice the government made proposals for its settlement, on the last occasion adopting the principle of invalidity as a common basis for insurance against accidents, illness or old age.
The essence of the compulsion in the case of stamp duties is the invalidity of the documents in courts of law unless the stamp is affixed, besides liability to penalties for not affixing the proper stamps.
Investigation shows that of these nineteen 2 only are valid, and rules have been formulated which give the reasons for the invalidity of the remaining 45.
Of course, patents of such obvious value did not escape criticism, and invalidity was freely urged against them on various grounds.
The previous administration tightened up the procedure for assessing incapacity when Invalidity Benefit was replaced by Incapacity Benefit in 1995.
The contentious jurisdiction of the courts Christian was confined to promises of marriage, nullity of marriage caused by " diriment " impediments only, validity or invalidity of the sacrament, divorce a thoro (ibid.).
Saunders, heard in 1824 and reheard in 1827, in which the question was the validity or invalidity of the insolvent laws of the several states, Webster argued that the clause prohibiting a state from impairing the obligation of contracts applied to future as well as to past contracts, but the court decided against him.