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nonoperative

nonoperative

6.8
Not in effect and without legal force
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈɒpərətɪv/
  • Formal
translation icon : no vigente
  • Several clauses in the agreement became nonoperative due to recent regulatory changes.

Examples

  • Because the policy is now nonoperative, employees are no longer required to follow it.

  • The court declared the old contract nonoperative after the new law was passed.

  • The nonoperative clause was ignored during the meeting.

  • Many laws are nonoperative after a certain date.

  • The court declared the old contract nonoperative after the new law was passed.

  • Because the policy is now nonoperative, employees are no longer required to follow it.

  • Many laws are nonoperative after a certain date.

Synonyms

inoperative
vsnonoperative
9 5.5

Not working or not having any effect

emphasizes lack of legal or practical force rather than general functioning
unenforceable
vsnonoperative
  • Formal
7 7.7

A law, contract, or rule that courts cannot make people follow

has no legal or practical effect rather than only being hard to apply
unenforced
vsnonoperative
1 6.7

A law or rule that authorities do not make people follow

means lacking legal or practical force rather than merely not being carried out
noneffective
vsnonoperative
  • Formal
7.0

Not legally valid so it cannot be enforced

includes loss of both legal and practical force rather than only legal

Antonyms

operative
13 4.8

Working and able to produce an effect

How Binding

mandatory
239 3.8
binding
  • Formal
4.6
enforceable
  • Specialized
14 6.6
unenforced
1 6.7
nonoperative
  • Formal
6.8
invalid
  • Formal
69 4.7

Surface Forms

nonoperative positive

Morphology

nonoperative = operative (transparent) = non + operative

The phrase 'not in effect' is the direct negation of one common sense of 'operative' (meaning 'in effect'), so the formation is regular and clear.

Etymology

Nonoperative is made of non- 'not' and operative, from operate meaning 'to work' or 'to have effect'. So in law or rules, nonoperative means 'not in effect' or 'having no legal force'.