declare sth invalid

Frequency: 7.03.8 per million words

to make an official statement that something is invalid

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Examples (10)

  • The contract was declared invalid.
  • The court has the power to declare certain laws invalid.
  • Due to a technicality, they had to declare the earlier results invalid.
  • The committee will declare any improperly cast votes invalid.
  • He tried to declare the will invalid, but failed.
  • If the signature is missing, the document could be declared invalid.
  • The electoral commission declared many ballots invalid.
  • The system automatically declares credentials invalid after three failed attempts.
  • An administrative error caused the entire application to be declared invalid.
  • The arbitrator had to declare the clause invalid as it violated fair trade practices.