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The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection.
  2. n. Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title.
  3. n. Value.
  4. n. the quality of being valid and rigorous
  5. n. the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
  6. 1. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection. 2. (Law) Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title. 3. Value. [Obs.] "Rich validity." Shak.
  7. Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thingwhich renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of awill; the validity of a contract, claim, or title.
  8. n:100 n. the quality of having legal force or effectiveness