unenforced
adjective
un·en·forced
ˌən-in-ˈfȯrst 
-en-
: not given force or carried out effectively : not enforced
an unenforced law/rule
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Justice Thomas has accepted dozens of gifts, likely amounting to millions of dollars, for over two decades without disclosing them—a previously unenforced legality for Supreme Court justices.
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Paige Hagy, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
The executive order calls for mandatory baseline standards for all federal contractors to replace the patchwork of inconsistent and unenforced agency-specific policies that exist today.
—Eric Noonan, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
Coalition members argued that unenforced and antiquated laws should be annulled.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
But until recently, the law has gone largely unenforced.
—Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2023
Of all the cities tracked by Eviction Lab, Houston and Dallas hold the second- and fifth-highest spots for eviction filings during the pandemic, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eviction moratorium went largely unenforced.
—Sam Russek, The New Republic, 1 May 2023
The Marcos family appealed the ruling and lost — but the order has gone largely unenforced, with only partial payments to some victims.
—Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
The Canadian province of Quebec is one of many jurisdictions that has required short-term rentals to be registered with a local authority and display a registration code, but the rule was largely unenforced.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 July 2023
Voting is compulsory in Turkey — though the fine for not voting is unenforced — and turnout surpasses that of most countries, reaching 86 percent in 2018.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
Paige Hagy, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
The executive order calls for mandatory baseline standards for all federal contractors to replace the patchwork of inconsistent and unenforced agency-specific policies that exist today.
—Eric Noonan, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
Coalition members argued that unenforced and antiquated laws should be annulled.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
But until recently, the law has gone largely unenforced.
—Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2023
Of all the cities tracked by Eviction Lab, Houston and Dallas hold the second- and fifth-highest spots for eviction filings during the pandemic, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eviction moratorium went largely unenforced.
—Sam Russek, The New Republic, 1 May 2023
The Marcos family appealed the ruling and lost — but the order has gone largely unenforced, with only partial payments to some victims.
—Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
The Canadian province of Quebec is one of many jurisdictions that has required short-term rentals to be registered with a local authority and display a registration code, but the rule was largely unenforced.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 July 2023
Voting is compulsory in Turkey — though the fine for not voting is unenforced — and turnout surpasses that of most countries, reaching 86 percent in 2018.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
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“Unenforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenforced. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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