Desuetude
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title:
Desuetude
text:
In law, desuetude is a doctrine that causes statutes, similar legislation, or legal principles to lapse and become unenforceable by a long habit of non-enforcement or lapse of time. It is what happens to laws that are not repealed when they become obsolete. It is the legal doctrine that long and continued non-use of a law renders it invalid, at least in the sense that courts will no longer tolerate punishing its transgressors. The policy of inserting sunset clauses into a constitution or charter
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description:
Legal concept
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desuetude
date created:
2004-05-24T18:28:08Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T18:05:28Z
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