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- Dictionarydes·ue·tude/ˈdeswəˌto͞od/
noun
- 1. a state of disuse: formal "the docks fell into desuetude"
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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 It is what happens to laws that are not repealed when they become obsolete.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 tolerat... Wikipedia