adj.

1. Not working or functioning.
2. No longer in force; countermanded: declared the previous instructions inoperative.

inoperativeness in·op'er·a·tive·ness n.

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adjective

Marked by a lack of action or activity: idle, inactive, inert. See action/inaction.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Void; not active; ineffec- tual.

The term inoperative is commonly used to indicate that some force, such as a statute or contract, is no longer in effect and legally binding upon the persons who were to be, or had been, affected by it.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not operating
  Antonym: operative (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - virkningsløs, ude af kraft, som ikke virker

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet in werking

Français (French)
adj. - (Jur) inopérant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungültig, außer Kraft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανενεργός, (νομ.) μη εφαρμόσιμος, ανίσχυρος

Italiano (Italian)
inoperante, inefficace

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inoperante

Русский (Russian)
неэффективный, не имеющий законной силы

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inoperante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - resultatlös, inte funktionsduglig, verkningslös (jur.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
不活动的, 不发生效力的, 无效力的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不活動的, 不發生效力的, 無效力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 작용하고 있지 않는, 효력이 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 効きめのない, 無効の, 活動していない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معطل, غير فعال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא יעיל, לא פעיל‬

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