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  • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
    13·
    6 days ago

    dead letter
    /ˌded ˈledər/
    Inactive rules: A law, rule, or treaty that still exists on paper but has lost its power or practical use.

    It still fits doesn’t it? I’m not gonna lie, I don’t think I’ve ever read this term before, so I could be very, very wrong.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      huh, i coulda sworn it was an undeliverable letter. can’t remember the specific term for laws that have been unenforced so long that they are now unenforceable (as i’m not a lwayer0 but i coulda sworn it was latin.

      • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
        3·
        5 days ago

        You’re not wrong, it also means that! I think there is in fact another legal term that you’re thinking of, though it’s escaping me as well at the moment