inapplicable

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He correctly recognized that he was bound by precedent to reject Trump's request that he hold Sullivan inapplicable in his case.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2023

“As Richard Prince makes individual paintings and does not license his works, the holding in Warhol is clearly inapplicable to his New Portraits litigation,” he said.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

The PPA’s narrow exceptions for exigent circumstances or journalists suspected of personally committing criminal offenses are plainly inapplicable here.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2022

Stephen Stokes, an attorney for the Idaho Military Division, said the statute is “unnecessary” and inapplicable to the Idaho Military Division.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2022

For the message that it was occasionally necessary to send, there were printed postcards with long lists of phrases, and you struck out the ones that were inapplicable.

From "1984" by George Orwell