as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
sought speedy invalidation of the contract, which had been signed without parental consent
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Recent Examples of invalidation
As the researchers expected, validation was associated with reductions in negative emotional intensity, while invalidation reliably escalated distress.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Smart & Safe Florida last week filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court alleging state elections officials had improperly directed the invalidation of about 72,000 signatures.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Smart & Safe Florida challenged the invalidation, but a Leon County circuit judge upheld the state decision.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Everyday people would bear the brunt of harm from the invalidation of warning label laws.
—Alan K. Chen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
While the Justice Department could attempt to present the case again, the complications arising from the first indictment’s invalidation—combined with continuing challenges to the underlying evidence and allegations—signal that any further prosecution will face heightened scrutiny.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Demonstrators are demanding the invalidation of the elections over the months-long detention of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, which kept him off the ballot.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Smart & Safe Florida last week filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court alleging state elections officials had improperly directed the invalidation of about 72,000 signatures.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Smart & Safe Florida challenged the invalidation, but a Leon County circuit judge upheld the state decision.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Everyday people would bear the brunt of harm from the invalidation of warning label laws.
—Alan K. Chen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
While the Justice Department could attempt to present the case again, the complications arising from the first indictment’s invalidation—combined with continuing challenges to the underlying evidence and allegations—signal that any further prosecution will face heightened scrutiny.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Demonstrators are demanding the invalidation of the elections over the months-long detention of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, which kept him off the ballot.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidation
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On the other side of the spectrum, community organizer Rae Huang has been running an unabashedly leftist campaign, calling for free buses and the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even abolition didn’t stop Southern majorities from restricting their rights and tolerating lynch mobs under Jim Crow.—
Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the lack of bigger tax cuts does not inherently make the grocery tax repeal bad.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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In 2014, the New York Times published a six-part series arguing for a repeal on the federal marijuana ban, comparing the government’s treatment of cannabis to the prohibition on alcohol in the 1920s.—
Elaine Mallon,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Invalidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidation. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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