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

Examples of unenforceable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An outgoing transfer ban as well as a ban on signing new players would be quite amusing (although utterly unenforceable). — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Ultimately, a judge in New Jersey ruled that the surrogacy arrangement was unenforceable. — Ariana Aspuru, Vox, 14 Oct. 2026

The states also responded to briefs from the Block the Merger coalition, a group of press freedom and film organizations that has called the settlement weak and unenforceable. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

If our states’ top law enforcers do not fight this unlawful merger and reject this weak and unenforceable consent decree, who will? — Abigail Disney, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unenforceable

• enforceable
• forcible

Legal Definition

unenforceable

adjective

un·​en·​force·​able

ˌən-in-ˈfȯr-sə-bəl

: not enforceable in a court

unenforceability

-ˌfȯr-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun