imperfect statute

A law that prohibits, but does not render void, an objectionable transaction.

• Such a statute provides a penalty for disobedience without depriving the violative transaction of its legal effect.

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译者Terence，毕业于国内顶尖法学院，擅长翻译各种与复杂结构性融资相关的法律文件。