205. Desuetude - Posh Formal English - Desuetude / Fall into desuetude

Desuetude : (말/습관/관습/법률 등) 폐지, 폐기, 버림, 무용, 불용, 더 이상 사용되지 않는 것

Fall into desuetude : ~가 더이상 사용되지 않는다, ~가 폐지되다

 

It can normally use with the pharsal verb " fall into desuetude"

It means something is not used anymore

The practice of putting people in the stocks, which is medieval practice, this is a practicec that has fallen into desuetude

 

You can use it legally , this talks about a law, especially very old-fashioned law that doesn't have legal force anymore

The laws is in desuetude

 

Just use it for something that not used anymore

Desuetude not used at all 

The stables or mummy stables fell into desuetude because I don't really like a horse so after she passed on then we just left the stables as they are

Discontinuance, Disuse is more common in use, but desuetude sounds more posh and wonderful

Old-fashioned farming habits are now in desuetude, pullong the plough with a pair of oxen how plebeian 

 

 

Formality : 7.5 - 8

 

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