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INVALIDATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
Synonyms:
annulment; invalidation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("invalidation" is a kind of...):
breakup; dissolution (the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations))
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "invalidation"):
dissolution of marriage (an annulment of a marriage)
Derivation:
invalidate (take away the legal force of or render ineffective)
invalidate (declare invalid)