Inoperative
21inoperative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ineffective, not working, malfunctioning, on the fritz (inf.). See uselessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ineffectual, unworkable, defective; see broken 2 , faulty , void 1 , weak 2 , 5 . III… …
22inoperative — in·op·er·a·tive || ɪn É‘pÉ™rÉ™tɪv / n É’p adj. not operating, out of order, not functioning properly; ineffective …
23inoperative — adjective not working or taking effect …
24inoperative — a. 1. Inactive, inefficacious, ineffectual, of no effect. 2. Out of force, not in force …
25inoperative — adj 1. not operative, not in operation, not in effect, not in force. 2. ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious, inadequate, inefficient; useless, inutile, worthless, valueless, merit less, nugatory. 3. futile, unavailing, bootless, fruitless,… …
26inoperative — in·operative …
27inoperative — adj. not working or taking effect …
28inoperative deed — A deed ineffectual to convey legal title, although possibly operating contractually. 23 Am J2d Deeds § 137 …
29inoperative patent — A patent for an invention which fails to secure to the inventor a monopoly of his actual invention. National Nut Co. v Sontag Chain Stores Co. (CA9 Cal) 107 F2d 318 …
30inoperative will — A will which is ineffective because of statutory restrictions upon the disposition attempted by the will. Re Houston, 383 Pa 466, 119 A2d 304 …
