unenforced

adjective

un·en·forced ˌən-in-ˈfȯrst

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: not given force or carried out effectively : not enforced

an unenforced law/rule

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The law will remain unenforced while it is litigated. —

Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025 The law against recreational cannabis is often unenforced, leading to a culture where its use is tolerated among the youth. —

Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025 On top of kids focusing on just baseball all year, arm use has increased all the way down into Little League where enforcement of pitch limits are largely unenforced, and the number of games increase with tournaments. —

Maury Brown, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 The arrangement that ended the July 2006 war, U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, was largely left unenforced. —

Firas Maksad, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unenforced