In law, desuetude is a doctrine that causes statutes, similar legislation or legal principles to lapse and become unenforceable through a long habit of non-enforcement or lapse of time; it is what happens to laws that are not repealed once they become obsolete. It is the legal doctrine holding 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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core PrincipleLong and continued non-use of a law renders it invalid, so courts no longer tolerate punishing its transgressors. 1 Sources
1. Desuetude (Wikipedia)
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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.
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