inoperative
1. [ adjective ] not operating
Examples:

"an inoperative law"

Related terms: operative dead down
Similar spelling:   informative
  in_operation
  inoperable
  in_private
  informatively
  inverter
  inverted
  in_practice
  imperative
  infertile
  invertase
  imperatively
  invertible
  inferential
  invertebrate
  informer
  information
  informatics
  infernal
  imperativeness
  inverted_hang