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Meaning of "unenforced" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNENFORCED

unenforced  [ˌʌnɪnˈfɔːst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNENFORCED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unenforced is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNENFORCED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unenforced law

An unenforced law is a crime which is illegal, but is usually not penalized by a juridsiction. It is a law which is usually ignored by law enforcement, therefore such laws have no consequences. Some people have criticized such laws claiming that it indicates sometimes the law means what it says, sometimes it doesn't.

Definition of unenforced in the English dictionary

The definition of unenforced in the dictionary is not having been imposed or enforced.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNENFORCED


addorsed
əˈdɔːst
enforced
ɪnˈfɔːst
exhaust
ɪɡˈzɔːst
forced
fɔːst
holocaust
ˈhɒləˌkɔːst
horst
hɔːst
hypocaust
ˈhaɪpəˌkɔːst
infaust
ɪnˈfɔːst
inhaust
ɪnˈhɔːst
postholocaust
ˌpəʊstˈhɒləkɔːst
reinforced
ˌriːɪnˈfɔːst
resourced
rɪˈsɔːst
undivorced
ˌʌndɪˈvɔːst
unforced
ʌnˈfɔːst
unreinforced
ˌʌnˌriːɪnˈfɔːst
unsourced
ʌnˈsɔːst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNENFORCED

unendearing
unended
unending
unendingly
unendingness
unendowed
unendurable
unendurableness
unendurably
unenforceable
unengaged
unenjoyable
unenjoyed
unenlarged
unenlightened
unenlightening
unenquiring
unenriched
unenslaved
unensured

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNENFORCED

advanced
balanced
convinced
displaced
experienced
fenced
iced
misplaced
overpriced
priced
pronounced
reduced
spaced
spiced
terraced
tierced
unamerced
uncoerced
unpierced
voiced

Synonyms and antonyms of unenforced in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unenforced» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNENFORCED

Find out the translation of unenforced to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unenforced from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unenforced» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非强制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no ejecutadas
570 millions of speakers

English

unenforced
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unenforced
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير منفذة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неисполненным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unenforced
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unenforced
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inappliquées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dikuatkuasakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unenforced
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

未施行の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강제적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unenforced
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unenforced
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unenforced
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्विघ्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uygulamaya geçirilmeyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inapplicata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewyegzekwowanych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невиконаним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neexecutată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεν εφαρμόσθηκε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unenforced
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unenforced
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unenforced
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unenforced

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNENFORCED»

The term «unenforced» is normally little used and occupies the 117.259 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNENFORCED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unenforced» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unenforced» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unenforced

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNENFORCED»

Discover the use of unenforced in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unenforced and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Thing of the Past?: Child Labour in Britain in the ...
Unenforced. or. unenforceable? A view from the professions Ben Whitney INTRODUCTION Since the current child labour licensing system was devised in the early years of this century, the responsibility for regulation and enforcement has ...
Michael Lavalette, 1999
2
Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming: Second ...
If some of the constraints are unenforced, then there may be other MGB mgraphs for the constraints where some of the currently-unenforced constraints are enforced and other currently-enforced constraints are unenforced. The question is how ...
Alan Borning, 1994
3
Objectivity in Law and Morals
The suggestion seems to be that judicial fallibility, which the realist denies, requires recognizing judicially unenforced rights and that these would have to be moral, rather than legal, rights. They offer us Realism as the antidote to Natural Law.
Brian Leiter, 2007
4
National Labor Relations Board, Case Handling Manual, Part ...
10604DETERMINATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AN UNENFORCED BOARD ORDER 10604 Determination of Noncompliance With an Unenforced Board Order The Compliance Officer is responsible for investigating any complaint of ...
‎2008
5
Everyday Harm: Domestic Violence, Court Rites, and Cultures ...
Abusive men's options are protected further by the twelfth rite, “unenforced enforcement.” unenforced enforcement: failure to ensure that the court's orders will be effected This may take several forms, including failure to provide manpower or ...
Mindie Lazarus-Black, 2007
6
Sustaining Human Rights: Women and Argentine Human Rights ...
of applying rights in a differential and unenforced manner. Targeted repression against citizens who challenge the historical frame of differential and unenforced rights exposes the persistent relevance of the frame for the state. That is, women  ...
Michelle D. Bonner, 2007
7
Collective Action Under the Articles of Confederation
Given what we know about unenforced taxation, confederations and international organizations that rely solely on requisitions for men, money, and supplies should fail. Since requisitions were voluntary, their failure should be of little surprise ...
Keith L. Dougherty, 2006
8
Money laundering and the financing of terrorism: 19th report ...
We have been in contact with our colleagues at the Revenue and the Customs Prosecution Office who tell us that in September 2008 their estimate was that 86 per cent of the value of unenforced confiscation orders was assets held overseas  ...
‎2009
9
Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery
Unenforced. Laws. Despite the suffering of hundreds of thousands of sex slaves throughout South Asia, the chief nations in which this suffering occurs do very little to address the problem. India The Suppression of Immoral Trafficking Act of ...
Siddharth Kara, 2010
10
SELJ Volume 1, Issue 1 (May 2011)
... go other than back to the participants as some form. 1. 33 U.S.C. §§ 5361 – 5367 (2006). 2. Id. § 5362(1)(E)(ix). 3. Id. §5362(1)(E)(ix)(I). 1. A graduate of Colgate University (BA) and the George. 135 NON-EXEMPT BUT UNENFORCED: ...
Sam Renaut

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNENFORCED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unenforced is used in the context of the following news items.
1
charter provision on commissions unenforced
STAMFORD — As it turns out, expiration dates do not really matter - at least not for Stamford's dozens of appointed board and commission members. If there is ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
2
Unenforced laws are useless laws
If lawmakers can ignore a law, why can't everybody? And if no one enforces a law, how can it be worth the paper it's written on? A lot of fair-minded and, we ... «Waterloo Record, May 15»
3
Jet skiing rules going unenforced in Abu Dhabi
The Department of Transport said jet-skiers must be over the age of 18, another rule that seems to go unenforced. Rashid Al Suwaidi, a 16-year-old Emirati, said: ... «The National, May 15»
4
Thai fish caught by slaves enters US because of unenforced law …
FILE - In this Nov. 2014, file photo, a security guard talks to detainees inside a cell at the compound of a fishing company in Benjina, Indonesia. The imprisoned ... «Fox Business, Apr 15»
5
Residents: Home Values Drop Due to Unenforced CCRs
Settlers Ridge subdivision homeowners Glen Gier, left, and Julie Davis, are shown along with photographs of homes in their subdivision they claim don't meet ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Mar 15»
6
Compliance issue: Petitioners say 5% minority quota goes unenforced
Several institutions and departments – including the superior courts – have failed to enforce a minimum 5 per cent quota for minorities in the workplace, ... «The Express Tribune, Feb 15»
7
A 'safe' distance? Cyclist law unenforced
Biking daily from Corn Hill to his job in Henrietta, Scott Wagner can't always ride on the shoulder of the road. Glass, other debris and potholes sometimes make it ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Nov 14»
8
Parks Commission Reaffirms Unenforced Smoking Ban in 6-2 Vote
Smoking near playgrounds in Turlock parks has already been enforced, but PARC reaffirmed a 2003 smoking ban to prohibit smoking anywhere in City parks. «www.TurlockCityNews.com, Nov 14»
9
Oil spill compensation law unenforced, say lawmakers
BOTONGON Elementary School in Estancia, Iloilo province, remains unrepaired almost a year after it was damaged by Supertyphoon “Yolanda.” NESTOR P. «Inquirer.net, Oct 14»
10
Idaho Public TV Plans 'Vigorous' Fight Against Rules For Filming …
The rule has been in place as a temporary directive, and largely unenforced in recent years. But the federal agency recently announced it wants to make the ... «Boise State Public Radio, Sep 14»

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