inapplicable
adjective
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also ËŒi-nÉ™-ËŒpli-kÉ™- \
noun
also ˌi-nə-ˈpli-kə- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for inapplicable
Synonyms
extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapposite, irrelative, irrelevant
Antonyms
applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant
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In other words, Goodell will insist Rule 17 was inapplicable to the situation presented in the NFC Championship. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Roger Goodell Under Oath: No-Call Lawsuit Means Deposition for Commissioner," 30 July 2019 Unfortunately, many lower courts have treated NAACP v. Alabama as a dead letter, inapplicable to other cases. — Bradley A. Smith, WSJ, "The Threat to Privacy of Opinion," 28 June 2018 In convicting her, the trial court ruled that the press law’s statute of limitations was inapplicable because the article did not qualify as proper journalism. — Thomas Grove, WSJ, "Turkish Court Hears Appeal of Wall Street Journal Reporter Sentenced to Prison," 26 June 2018 For their part, the leagues, NCAA and Justice Department insisted the anticommandeering principle was inapplicable to New Jersey’s case. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Why New Jersey Won Its Supreme Court Battle to Legalize Sports Betting," 14 May 2018 She's accused of pretending to provide services by filing inapplicable immigration forms with immigration authorities. — Alene Tchekmedyian, latimes.com, "Montebello woman faces 112 counts after scamming immigrants out of $630,000, prosecutors say," 20 Apr. 2018 The company also asked for permission to ignore provisions of the FMVSS that related to a human driver, arguing that these regulations were inapplicable since a Google self-driving car wouldn't have a human driver. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Congress debates allowing tens of thousands of cars with no steering wheel," 16 Mar. 2018 The particulars of when and how the privilege applies to someone like Bannon are thorny, but luckily are largely inapplicable to Mueller’s investigation. — Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer, "What Could Bob Mueller Want From Steve Bannon?," 20 Jan. 2018 Without a third party, the third party doctrine is inapplicable. — Jill Priluck, Slate Magazine, "How Courts Avoid Ruling on Issues of Privacy," 11 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inapplicable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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