"unenforced" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From un- + enforced.",
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      "form": "more unenforced",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "2017 September 21, “City Council Looks To Repeal Outdated, Unenforced Laws”, in CBS News:",
          "text": "Eight bills introduced in to Philadelphia City Council on Thursday would repeal laws that have become outdated and unenforced.",
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          "ref": "2022 September 13, “In Our View: An unenforced law is worse than no law at all”, in The Columbian:",
          "text": "As the introduction to a 2016 paper from the New York University School of Law explains: “Unenforced laws are deemed problematic because non-compliance may undermine the rule of law. […]",
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          "ref": "2024 April 23, Alicia Bannon, “Arizona Highlights Risk of “Zombie” Laws”, in State Court Report:",
          "text": "The decision upended state and national politics in a key swing state and brought new attention to so-called zombie laws — long-unenforced statutes that remain on the books.",
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        "Not enforced."
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  "word": "unenforced"
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  "etymology_text": "From un- + enforced.",
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        },
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