valid — val·id / va ləd/ adj 1: having legal efficacy or force a valid license; esp: executed with proper authority and form a valid contract a valid search 2: having a legitimate basis: justifiable … Law dictionary
valid — val‧id [ˈvæld] adjective LAW a valid document or agreement is legally acceptable, often for a fixed period of time: • The court ruled that the firm s patent is valid and enforceable. • Investors with valid claims against the company could… … Financial and business terms
valid — valid, sound, cogent, convincing, compelling, telling can all be applied directly or indirectly to arguments, reasons, principles, or processes of thought or to their presentation and mean having or manifesting the power to impress themselves on… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Valid — Val id, a. [F. valide, F. validus strong, from valere to be strong. See {Valiant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Strong; powerful; efficient. [Obs.] Perhaps more valid arms . . . may serve to better us. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having sufficient strength… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valid — VALÍD, Ă, valizi, de, adj. 1. (Despre oameni) Apt pentru muncă (sau pentru o anumită activitate); p. gener. sănătos. 2. (Despre o acţiune, un act, un contract) Care îndeplineşte condiţiile cerute de lege; valabil. – Din fr. valide. Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
valid — [val′id] adj. [Fr valide < L validus, strong, powerful (in ML, valid) < valere, to be strong: see VALUE] 1. having legal force; properly executed and binding under the law 2. well grounded on principles or evidence; able to withstand… … English World dictionary
Valid — Valīd (lat.), kräftig; rechtsgültig; Validität, Rechtsgültigkeit; validieren, geltend machen, in rechtsgültiger Form vollziehen; bei Kaufleuten: für gute Zahlung gelten; Validation, Gültigkeitserklärung, Anerkennung … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Valid — Valid, lat. deutsch, kräftig, giltig; Validität, Rechtsgiltigkeit; Validation, Giltigkeitserklärung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
valid — valid:⇨gültig(1) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
valid — 1570s, having force in law, legally binding, from M.Fr. valide, from L. validus strong, effective, from valere be strong (see VALIANT (Cf. valiant)). The meaning supported by facts or authority is first recorded 1640s … Etymology dictionary