inoperative

Etymology

in- + operative.

adj

  1. Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
    Let me see if I can dial this number right quick / "I am sorry, the government you have elected is inoperative / Click. Inoperative" 1974, “H2Ogate Blues”, in Winter in America, performed by Gil Scott-Heron
  2. (law) No longer legally binding.

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