Invalid
(adjective)
- Not legally or medically recognized or effective.
- Not logically or demonstrably true or valid.
- Lacking in strength, force, or effectiveness.
Origin:
Late latin invalidus 'not strong,' from in- 'not' + validus 'strong, powerful'.
Examples:
- The contract was declared invalid because it violated the law.
- The argument was invalid because it was based on false premises.
- The invalid was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
- The statement was invalidated by the evidence presented in court.
- The invalid vote was not counted in the final tally.