unenforced

adj

Etymology

From un- + enforced.

Definitions

  1. 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    • Eight bills introduced in to Philadelphia City Council on Thursday would repeal laws that have become outdated and unenforced.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. […]
    • The decision upended state and national politics in a key swing state and brought new attention to so-called zombie laws — long-unenforced statutes that remain on the books.

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