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Lack of use
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desuetude
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In law , desuetude ( or ; from the , from the ) 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 It is what happens to laws that are not repealed ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. disuse, obsolescence (for example, the state of a custom that is no longer observed nor practised)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Desuetude \Des"ue*tude\, n. [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to grow out of use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or accustomed: cf. F. d['e]su['e]tude. See Custom .] The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, from Middle French désuétude (16c.), from Latin desuetudo "disuse," from desuetus , past participle of desuescere "become unaccustomed to," from de- "away, from" (see de- ) + suescere "become used to" (see mansuetude ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a state of inactivity or disuse
Usage examples of desuetude.
I had somehow unaccountably suffered my theological qualifications to fall into desuetude, since my acquaintance with the ablest and most rigid of all theologians, I had nevertheless hopes that, by preaching up redemption by grace, preordination, and eternal purpose, I should yet be enabled to benefit mankind in some country, and rise to high distinction.