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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The lawsuit is asking that the district’s resolution be struck down by the court and that it be declared unenforceable. 
Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 1 July 2022 In 1973, the law was transferred from the Texas penal code to the state’s civil statutes and deemed unenforceable after Roe was decided. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 27 June 2022 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s law that forbids trains blocking railroad crossings for more than five minutes is unenforceable. Robert Higgs, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 While most airlines have dress guidelines, these vary between carriers and are well nigh unenforceable during peak travel periods. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Survivors and victims' families from the 2018 Santa Fe school shooting said their efforts to lobby for new state safety rules were in vain since the laws are unenforceable. Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 The clause is bizarre, unenforceable and something the NFL Players Association might challenge. Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022 Biden subsequently withdrew Trump’s order, describing it as unenforceable. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 8 July 2022 Senator Jeanine Calkin, a Warwick Democrat, noted that Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has said that a grandfather clause would render the bill meaningless and unenforceable. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022 See More
Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 1 July 2022 In 1973, the law was transferred from the Texas penal code to the state’s civil statutes and deemed unenforceable after Roe was decided. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 27 June 2022 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s law that forbids trains blocking railroad crossings for more than five minutes is unenforceable. Robert Higgs, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 While most airlines have dress guidelines, these vary between carriers and are well nigh unenforceable during peak travel periods. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Survivors and victims' families from the 2018 Santa Fe school shooting said their efforts to lobby for new state safety rules were in vain since the laws are unenforceable. Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 The clause is bizarre, unenforceable and something the NFL Players Association might challenge. Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022 Biden subsequently withdrew Trump’s order, describing it as unenforceable. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 8 July 2022 Senator Jeanine Calkin, a Warwick Democrat, noted that Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has said that a grandfather clause would render the bill meaningless and unenforceable. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
unenforceable
adjective
un·en·force·able
ˌən-in-ˈfȯr-sə-bəl
: not enforceable in a court