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==Dead letter==
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The term "[[wikt:dead letter|dead letter]]" refers to legislation that has not been revoked, but that has become inapplicable or obsolete, or is no longer enforced. In more simpler terms, it means that the legislation is gone.<ref>[https://definitions.uslegal.com/d/dead-letter Dead Letter]</ref> There are several types of dead letter laws.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Browne |first=Irving |date=March–April 1889 |title=Dead-Letter Laws |journal=American Law Review |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=178–189 |via=Hein Online}}</ref> Some laws become obsolete because they are so hateful to their community that no one wishes them to be enforced (e.g., [[slavery]]). Similarly, some laws are unenforced because a majority wishes to circumvent them, even if they believe in the moral principle behind the law (e.g., [[prohibition]]). Finally, some laws are unenforced because no mechanism or resources were provided to enforce them. Such laws often become selectively enforced or tacked onto other crimes in the judicial process.