unenforceable
adjective
un·en·force·able
ˌən-in-ˈfȯr-sə-bəl 
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: unable to be enforced : not enforceable
an unenforceable law/contract
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These are currently unenforceable but could take effect regarding future unions if Obergefell v. Hodges is overturned.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Without it, many federal laws and constitutional provisions would be unenforceable.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 26 June 2025
White says the rollback order that the tax commission reissued this week is improper and, according to a judge, unenforceable.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
In some cases, court rulings have rendered state policies unenforceable — a federal judge struck down a Wisconsin policy excluding gender-affirming care from Medicaid coverage in 2019, and another blocked a similar policy in Florida in 2023.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 23 May 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Without it, many federal laws and constitutional provisions would be unenforceable.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 26 June 2025
White says the rollback order that the tax commission reissued this week is improper and, according to a judge, unenforceable.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
In some cases, court rulings have rendered state policies unenforceable — a federal judge struck down a Wisconsin policy excluding gender-affirming care from Medicaid coverage in 2019, and another blocked a similar policy in Florida in 2023.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 23 May 2025
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“Unenforceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenforceable. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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