valid
Other forms: valider
A valid argument is one that is well-grounded in fact, law or logic. "Their argument for annulment was valid because they had never even met and their marriage was the result of a clerical error at town hall."
Something is valid when it can be supported or backed-up, or if it is functional: “She figured her password was valid because she had just set it.” In a legal context, valid means that something is binding or actionable: “At the time of the accident his license was no longer valid, so they impounded his car.” The logical grounding of an argument can be valid: “That’s a valid point about Santa being too large to fit down a chimney.”
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well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force“a valid inference”“a valid argument”“a valid contract”synonyms:legitimateof marriages and offspring; recognized as lawfulbindingexecuted with proper legal authorityvalidateddeclared or made legally validantonyms:invalidhaving no cogency or legal forceillegitimateof marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawfulfalseerroneous and usually accidental
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still legally acceptable“the license is still valid”synonyms:unexpirednot having come to an end or been terminated by passage of time
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