"inoperative" meaning in English

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        "1": "in",
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  "etymology_text": "in- + operative",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inoperative",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "–",
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    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "When something is inoperative, it is not working or not functioning, usually because it is idle or has broken down."
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is not in effect."
      ],
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        "law"
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  "word": "inoperative"
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    "Terms prefixed with in-"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "in",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "in- + operative",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inoperative",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
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        "When something is inoperative, it is not working or not functioning, usually because it is idle or has broken down."
      ]
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        "Law"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is not in effect."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "inoperative"
}