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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The Commanders made several blunders, some forced and some unenforced.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Newer rules around consumer privacy may go unenforced as agencies grapple with inadequate staffing and new priorities.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Our workers have already been slammed by decades of imbalanced and unenforced trade agreements and policies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The law will remain unenforced while it is litigated.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Newer rules around consumer privacy may go unenforced as agencies grapple with inadequate staffing and new priorities.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Our workers have already been slammed by decades of imbalanced and unenforced trade agreements and policies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The law will remain unenforced while it is litigated.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Unenforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenforced. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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