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unenforceable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English enforce Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enforceable English unenforceable From un- + enforceable.

Meanings

  1. Unable to be enforced.
    • A California law that ensures many gig workers are considered independent contractors, while affording them some limited benefits, is unconstitutional and unenforceable, a California Superior Court judge ruled Friday evening. 2021 August 20, Kate Conger, “California’s Gig Worker Law Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules”, in The New York Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unenforcible alternative lexicographic
more unenforceable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most unenforceable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

enforceable

Deriveds

unenforceably

Relateds

unenforceability · enforceability

Translations (8)

pl nieściągalny (Translations) · fr inexécutable (Translations) · pl niewykonalny (Translations) · fi toimeenpanokelvoton (Translations) · fr inapplicable (Translations) · nl niet afdwingbaar (Translations) · pl nieegzekwowalny (Translations) · nl onuitvoerbaar (Translations)