🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

invalidade

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in.va.liˈda.dʒi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Invalidity/ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.dɪ.ti/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A invalidade do contrato foi reconhecida pelo juiz."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being invalid; lack of legal force or effect.

    "The contract was deemed to have an invalidity due to the absence of signatures."
  2. 2

    A condition that renders something void or ineffective.

    "The invalidity of the argument was evident in its flawed reasoning."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'invalidity' originates from the Latin root 'invalidus', meaning 'not strong' or 'weak', combined with the suffix '-ity', which denotes a state or condition. The word evolved through Middle English, reflecting a transition in meaning from physical weakness to the concept of legal or logical unsoundness.

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