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
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In 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down such restrictions in Shelley v. Kraemer as unenforceable.
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Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
And that depended, in part, on the fact that noncompete clauses were unenforceable in California.
—James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Hypothetically, if there’s an unenforceable verbal agreement, and if there’s no prenup, what might each side get?
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
And a lot of that money, far from resembling an N.F.L. contract, is moving through a chaotic network of often unenforceable rules.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
And that depended, in part, on the fact that noncompete clauses were unenforceable in California.
—James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Hypothetically, if there’s an unenforceable verbal agreement, and if there’s no prenup, what might each side get?
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
And a lot of that money, far from resembling an N.F.L. contract, is moving through a chaotic network of often unenforceable rules.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Unenforceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenforceable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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