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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Why not get rid of the department that seemingly serves no purpose as their mandates go unenforced and unanswered.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
The ballpark help seemed eager to please, and restrictions on seating and other areas were loose to unenforced.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Laws regulating home foreclosures went widely unenforced.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Parents can mitigate the issue, but if on a legal level regulations are lax or unenforced, exposure to some degree remains inevitable.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
The ballpark help seemed eager to please, and restrictions on seating and other areas were loose to unenforced.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Laws regulating home foreclosures went widely unenforced.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Parents can mitigate the issue, but if on a legal level regulations are lax or unenforced, exposure to some degree remains inevitable.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unenforced
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“Unenforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenforced. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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