unenforced
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English enforced English unenforced From un- + enforced.
- Not enforced.
“Eight bills introduced in to Philadelphia City Council on Thursday would repeal laws that have become outdated and unenforced.”
“As the introduction to a 2016 paper from the New York University School of Law explains: “Unenforced laws are deemed problematic because non-compliance may undermine the rule of law. […]”