a dead letter

adjective

Roget 964: illegal [contrary to law], unlawful, illegitimate; not allowed, prohibited etc. 761; illicit, contraband; actionable.    unwarranted, unwarrantable; unauthorized; informal, unofficial; injudicial^†, extrajudicial.    lawless, arbitrary; despotic, despotical^†; corrupt, summary, irresponsible; unanswerable, unaccountable.    [of invalid or expired law] expired, invalid; unchartered, unconstitutional; null and void; a dead letter.    [in absence of law] lawless, unregulated ... show more

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