Validity - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Validity :  (noun)
1: the quality of being logically valid [syn: cogency, rigor, rigour]
2: the quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: validness]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Validity : \Va*lid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. validit['e], L. validitas strength.] 1. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection.

2. (Law) Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title.

3. Value. [Obs.] ``Rich validity.'' --Shak.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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