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 law also declares that contracts that support immigration enforcement are void and unenforceable.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, the school sued the conference seeking an injunction that would bar CUSA from placing Louisiana Tech on the conference’s 2026 football schedule and deem CUSA’s bylaws unenforceable, among other requests.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Such covenants have been unenforceable for decades, but must be removed under a four-year-old state law.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Opponents counter that Mauritius’s claim to the islands is weak and unenforceable.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, the school sued the conference seeking an injunction that would bar CUSA from placing Louisiana Tech on the conference’s 2026 football schedule and deem CUSA’s bylaws unenforceable, among other requests.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Such covenants have been unenforceable for decades, but must be removed under a four-year-old state law.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Opponents counter that Mauritius’s claim to the islands is weak and unenforceable.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Unenforceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenforceable. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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