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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
Next Trump will be telling us that the pardons are invalid because they were signed with blue ink, not black ink. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 Walgreens then allegedly submitted reimbursement claims to several different federal healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE, for prescriptions that were invalid or not medically necessary and were not eligible for reimbursement, according to the agreement. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 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
  • Cops charged him with driving while intoxicated, driving while impaired and refusing to take a Breathalyzer test.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
  • The non-psychoactive nature of CBD means teachers can use these products during their busy workday without the worry of impairing their performance.
    Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • The standoff threatens to dramatically disrupt trade between the world's two largest economies and hurt both economies.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • Eventually this chokes air from the soil and restricts water movement, hurting the overall health of your lawn.
    Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • In my view, deep discounts now may train consumers to wait for deals later, which could potentially harm long-term gains for short-term profits.
    Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • That raises the possibility of someone intentionally harming the birds, and the Contra Costa County sheriff’s department has been notified.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Without being able to urinate it out, like healthy people do, the ammonia would build up and damage first his brain and then his whole body.
    Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Gary said people who had their homes damaged in the March storms can apply online for federal assistance or meet with state and local officials in person.
    Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Two people were injured and a dozen apartments left uninhabitable following an early morning fire Wednesday at a three-story apartment building, the second residential fire in Elgin in less than a week.
    Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • According to the Associated Press, no one was injured during the incident, citing court documents.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • To the elderly and those already exhausted by their efforts to get this far, this simply became an insurmountable barrier.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
  • After exhausting the questions, Witt posed for a picture with the entire class.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • Most players would have just laid up out to the right, just like even Bryson DeChambeau did minutes later from a similar spot.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • He is badly bruised however and will be laid up for some time.
    Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The sperm whale was also listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 May 2025
  • An effective security and defense policy depends on a shared sense of political community, which a successive string of crises—including the eurozone financial crisis, Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine—has depleted.
    Sophia Besch, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025

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“Invalid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalid. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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