Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective tending to invalidate or prove false.
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- verb Present participle of
invalidate .
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- adjective establishing as invalid or untrue
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Examples
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Writing about United States v. Eichman, she says, “[T] he Court, in invalidating the statute, made the correct decision.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » One Thing We Know About Elena Kagan’s Views on Particular Free Speech Cases 2010
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And "invalidating" the labor contract would reduce that 10% by a few percent, so what is the savings there, really, compared to other measures that might actually have a chance of fixing the problem.
Mitt Romney For Auto Czar, Cont’d - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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When considering whether or not to use reexamination proceedings, you would want to consider the patent claims, the prosecution history, the specification, the prior art of record, and the new "invalidating" prior art that you might bring to the attention of the patent office.
USPTO Publishes Latest Reexamination Statistics Peter Zura 2009
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This is the kind of invalidating response so many ignorant, and uncaring people use to invalidate some of us as people.
If my friend Scott, a double amputee can run an ironman, what's your excuse 2007
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Probably enough the majority will emphasize it by 'invalidating' the election of the Monarchist!
France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 William Henry Hurlbert 1861
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Service Fund of 1,600,000 francs for the Minister of the Interior -- and the work of 'invalidating' the elections of troublesome deputies goes merrily on, and in the remote valleys and hills of France poor village curates are mulcted of half their humble stipends for the offence of calling upon their parishioners to vote for the candidates who do not attack their religion.
France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 William Henry Hurlbert 1861
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Sure, a defendant can, at their own expense, search for and maybe find the "invalidating" art -- but even if it is later proved that patentee was in possession of prior art before grant, costs will be difficult to recover.
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'invalidating' the election of members of the minority.
France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 William Henry Hurlbert 1861
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I think that their argument, which thankfully has little chance of being adopted, is fundamentally misguided because it places total trust in elected officials to comply with the Constitution and eliminates the crucial check of courts invalidating unconstitutional government actions.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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The problem is that the Court sees no difference between invalidating laws requiring segregation and invalidating laws to end segregation.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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