Unenforced

"Unenforced" in a Sentence (4 examples)

Having practically unenforced laws on the books allows the police to lock up many people at will, since most people will always be violating some law or another.

Eight bills introduced in to Philadelphia City Council on Thursday would repeal laws that have become outdated and unenforced.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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