delegitimized

verb

past tense of delegitimize
as in invalidated

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  1. invalidated
  2. nullified
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  • Judge James Wesley Hendrix out of the Northern District of Texas invalidated key components of the nearly 100-year-old National Firearms Act (NFA) in more than a dozen states.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The four siblings had argued that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 invalidated the agreement, but the judge said the EFAA didn’t apply retroactively.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of invalidated
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  • One offensive holding call nullified Emmett Johnson’s 4-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Bosa gave Halton his approval after the fourth-round pick debuted Thursday night with four tackles, plus a sack that was nullified by a teammate’s holding penalty.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Delegitimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimized. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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