An unenforced law (also symbolic law, dead letter law) is a law which is formally in effect (de jure), but is usually (de facto) not penalized by a jurisdiction...

of "what has always been done and accepted by law". Customary law (also, consuetudinary or unofficial law) exists where: a certain legal practice is observed...

purposes. Law portal Implied repeal List of Latin phrases (D) Obrogation Unenforced law "de jure". dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, LLC. Retrieved 11 July 2016...

Canon law (from Ancient Greek: κανών, kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority...

Israeli Supreme Court ruled that these laws could not be enforced against consenting adults. Though unenforced, these laws remained in the penal code until...

sender - see Dead letter mail It can also refer to: Dead letter law, a type of unenforced law The Dead Letter, a 1915 American silent comedy film starring...

as he had control over drafting and other personnel decisions. Fact Unenforced law List of sovereign states Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary...

disapproval of homosexuality, even if it is not regularly enforced. Unenforced law, a law which is formally in effect, but is usually not penalized by a jurisdiction...

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intends to repeal the colonial-era Section 377A of the Penal Code, an unenforced law that criminalised sex between consenting male adults, effectively ending...