inoperative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not working or taking effect
    • an inoperative law

WordNet

In*op"er*a*tive adjective
Etymology
Pref. in- not + operative.
Definitions
  1. Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes.

Webster 1913