Collocations for validity - noun

great | equal
Don''t you think that both views have equal validity?

doubtful, dubious, questionable | face
The theory has the face validity of being consistent with recent findings.

legal, scientific
The legal validity of the claims has been challenged.

have | give sth, lend sth
His reputation lends a certain validity to the approach that it might not deserve.

cast doubt on, challenge, deny, question | accept, confirm, uphold
The judges upheld the validity of the previous judgement.

assess, test
to assess the scientific validity of new treatments

of … ~
The results are of doubtful validity.

~ for
the theory''s validity for parent-child relationships