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Valid

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Effective; operative.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Having force, of binding force; legally sufficient or efficacious; authorized by law. Anderson, L. Diet.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Of binding force, A deed, will or other instrument, which has received all the formalities required by law, is said to be valid.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

3 Having force, of binding force; legally sufficient or efficacious; authorized by law. Opposed, invalid: as, a valid or invalid — condition, consideration, defense, instrument, marriage, sale. Whence validity, invalidity, invalidate. A sale of land may be regular in form and in the mode of its conduct, but it cannot be "valid," unless authorized by law.* "Validity " is legal sufficiency, in contradistinction to mere regularity... A valid judgment, decree, or sale is not void for any reason. A valid sale means one having the quality of legal sufficiency and complete obligation.' That what is invalid in an instrument will not destroy what is valid, see Utile, etc., p. 1077. See also Lawful; Void.