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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Invalid \In*val"id\, a. [Pref. in- not + valid: cf F. invalide, L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf {Invalid} infirm.] 1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak. 2. (Law) Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as an invalid contract or agreement. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Invalid \In"va*lid\ (?; 277), n. [F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus a. See {Invalid} null.] A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Invalid \In"va*lid\, a. [See {Invalid}, n.] Not well feeble; infirm; sickly; as he had an invalid daughter. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Invalid \In"va*lid\, v. t. 1. To make or render invalid or infirm. ``Invalided, bent, and almost blind.'' --Dickens. 2. To classify or enroll as an invalid. Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay --Carlyle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: invalid adj 1: having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" [ant: {valid}] 2: no longer valid; "the license is invalid" n : someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury [syn: {shut-in}] v 1: force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen 2: injure permanently [syn: {disable}, {incapacitate}, {handicap}]
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