Thesaurus: valid

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1. a. Strong; powerful; efficient.
2. a. Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection.
3. a. Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage.
4. adj. well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
5. adj. still legally acceptable
6. 1. Strong; powerful; efficient. [Obs.] "Perhaps more valid arms . . . may serve to better us." Milton. 2. Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection. An answer that is open to no valid exception. I. Taylor. 3. (Law) Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage. Syn. -- Prevalent; available; efficacious; just; good; weighty; sufficient; sound; well-grounded.
7. Having legal strength or force; executed with the properformalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside;as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; avalid claim or title; a valid marriage.
8. j:100 a. well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force s. still legally acceptable