Desuetude
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Desuetude, disuse. In Scotland an Act is said to fall in to desuetude if, being of ancient date, it has for long been disregarded in practice. The Courts will not then give effect to it. The doctrine probably only applies to Acts of the Scots Parliament
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