inapplicability

/ɪnæplˌɪkəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The state of being inapplicable.

Word Origin From Latin applicare 'to attach to, join' — ad- 'to' + plicare 'to fold'. So apply originally meant 'to fold onto,' like attaching something. Applicability is the quality of being relevant, and inapplicability is its negation. The root plicare 'to fold' gives us a rich family: complicate (fold together), duplicate (fold twice), explicit (folded out, clear), implicit (folded in, implied), and ply (as in plywood, layers folded). The breakdown in+ap+plic+abil+ity shows 'not + to + fold + able + state.'

noun The state of being inapplicable. countable

The lawyer argued for the inapplicability of the old statute to modern digital crimes.

(名词) 不适用性

律师辩称旧法规不适用于现代数字犯罪。

(sustantivo) inaplicabilidad [El estado de ser inaplicable.]

El abogado argumentó la inaplicabilidad del antiguo estatuto a los delitos digitales modernos.

(nom) inapplicabilité [Caractère de ce qui n'est pas applicable.]

L'avocat a plaidé l'**inapplicability** de la vieille loi aux crimes numériques modernes.

(Substantiv) Unanwendbarkeit [Der Zustand, nicht anwendbar oder nicht passend zu sein, insbesondere in Bezug auf Regeln, Gesetze oder Methoden.]

Der Anwalt argumentierte für die **inapplicability** des alten Gesetzes auf moderne digitale Straftaten.

(名詞) 適用できないという性質や状態。

弁護士は、現代のデジタル犯罪には古い法律が適用できないと主張した。

(substantivo) inaplicabilidade [O estado de ser inaplicável.]

O advogado argumentou pela inaplicabilidade do antigo estatuto aos crimes digitais modernos.

noun Something inapplicable. countable

The proposed solution was an inapplicability that failed to address the core issues of the problem.

(名词) 不适用之物

提出的解决方案并不适用,未能解决该问题的核心症结。

(sustantivo) inaplicable [Algo inaplicable.]

La solución propuesta era algo inaplicable que no abordaba los problemas centrales del asunto.

(nom) inapplicabilité [Caractère de ce qui est inapplicable ; qualité de ce qui ne peut être appliqué ou adapté à une situation donnée.]

L'inapplicability de cette théorie au cas concret a été immédiatement relevée par les chercheurs.

(Substantiv) Unanwendbarkeit; Nichtanwendbarkeit [Eigenschaft oder Zustand, nicht anwendbar oder nicht passend zu sein; das Fehlen von Eignung für einen bestimmten Zweck oder Kontext.]

Die **inapplicability** des Vorschlags wurde schnell offensichtlich, als sich zeigte, dass er die Hauptprobleme nicht löste.

(名詞) 適用できないもの。

提案された解決策は、問題の核心に対処できない適用外のものであった。

(substantivo) inaplicabilidade; inaplicável [Algo inaplicável.]

A solução proposta era inaplicável e não conseguiu abordar as questões centrais do problema.

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