unenforceable
adjective
un·en·force·able
ˌən-in-ˈfȯr-sə-bəl 
-en-
: unable to be enforced : not enforceable
an unenforceable law/contract
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The Supreme Court adopted their first-ever code of conduct last November, though those guidelines were voluntary and unenforceable.
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Solcyré Burga, TIME, 29 July 2024
Then, in a sweeping decision in August 2021, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled that Proposition 22 was unconstitutional and unenforceable.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Yesterday’s decision could make a whole bunch of laws unenforceable by different federal agencies.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 28 June 2024
The code adopted by the court was largely panned by judicial ethics experts as weak and unenforceable.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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Solcyré Burga, TIME, 29 July 2024
Then, in a sweeping decision in August 2021, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled that Proposition 22 was unconstitutional and unenforceable.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Yesterday’s decision could make a whole bunch of laws unenforceable by different federal agencies.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 28 June 2024
The code adopted by the court was largely panned by judicial ethics experts as weak and unenforceable.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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“Unenforceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenforceable. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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