| 单词 | desuetude |
| 释义 | desuetude noun[U] lawspecializeduk/dɪˈsjuː.ɪ.tjuːd/us/ˈdes.wə.tuːd/theprinciplethatlawscanstophaving anylegalforcewhen they have not been used for alongtime 废弃，不用Rules & laws
Examplesofdesuetudedesuetude During the first fifteen years of this century it flourished and then fell intodesuetude. From theCambridge English Corpus Once the church forbade the participation of the clergy in ordeals (1215), they quickly fell intodesuetude. From theCambridge English Corpus As moots fell intodesuetude, the inns' educative function also fell into abeyance. From theCambridge English Corpus We have argued earlier that methods of negotiated settlement between parties in a case of theft long survive thedesuetudeof the compensation tables. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, much of our environment and infrastructure is falling intodesuetude, even collapsing, in some areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor is this a section of the law which has fallen intodesuetude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Though these powers exist, they are indesuetudeand have not been invoked for many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They will lose those powers—which indeed have fallen into considerabledesuetude—which they still legally possess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have the doctrine which goes by the technical name ofdesuetude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The much-mentioneddesuetudehas a positive element of active virtue about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This clause was drafted in 1944 but never used, and it is generally regarded as having fallen intodesuetude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly therefore the procedure has fallen in todesuetude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is indesuetudebecause there has been no passenger service from the station for 23 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The right was won, however, although it fell intodesuetudebecause no one took any notice of petitions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As it stands, it is discriminatory and has almost fallen intodesuetude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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