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as in null
having no legal or binding force the treaty is invalid once one side violates it

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invalid

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Recent Examples of invalid
Adjective
Early voting in Rich Township paused Tuesday to add a candidate for supervisor, Antoine Bass, to the ballot after he was removed for invalid signatures with his nomination papers. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 President wrote on Monday that Biden's pardons for the January 6 committee are invalid because they were signed with an autopen. Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
If this is ascertained, the BBC quotes an LA attorney saying this would render Hackman’s will invalid, and mean his children could have a claim to the estate. Caroline Frost, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025 DeSantis's office has said all options are on the table for their fight, but a legal ruling invaliding the agreement that currently gives Disney near-total control of the district would be the easiest resolution for the governor's headache. Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for invalid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalid
Verb
  • By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.
    Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
  • However, as studies show that cannabis impairs driving, the users who have been surveyed in this report have shown little knowledge of state laws and regulations regarding driving impairment.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Draisaitl has played three games since getting hurt against Utah on March 18.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • By the time a tooth starts hurting, the problem is usually more advanced, requiring more extensive treatment.
    Towncare Dental, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • No officers or members of the public were harmed during the incident, according to the LAPD report.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
  • As for whether a young generation of coders will be harmed by having these tools at their disposal, LeCun was somewhat dismissive, noting that past concerns about things like the calculator turned out to be largely unfounded.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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  • Their son and daughter-in-law, Cameron Bott, 35, and his wife, Diana, 36, whose nearby home was damaged in the tornado, initiated a discussion about starting a GoFundMe to offset potential insurance shortfalls in rebuilding the gas station.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed, including entire apartment complexes and trailer parks that were swept away by flash floods.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • At least 59 people have died and more than 100 others were injured in a fire at a nightclub.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Terribly shaken, bursting into tears, but not injured.
    Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That exhausts herself to the last drop of energy.
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But the Cold War stocks are finite, slowly being exhausted.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • He was laid up in bed for five weeks in the summer of 1919 but returned to the job that fall.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Morikawa was laid up 90 yards out, while Henley's approach sailed right of the green.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But not until he's been completely and utterly depleted.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Groundwater—another key water source—is still depleted from years of overuse and will take longer to recover.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Invalid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalid. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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