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The doctrine of desuetude refers to 1. neglect by the courts. 2. state of disuse 3. contrary practice…

The doctrine of desuetude requires both a long state of disuse of a statute and the adoption of a contrary practice before a law is treated as lapsed, so the answer is "2…

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The doctrine of desuetude refers to
1. neglect by the courts.
2. state of disuse
3. contrary practice being adopted
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The doctrine of desuetude requires both a long state of disuse of a statute and the adoption of a contrary practice before a law is treated as lapsed, so the answer is "2 and 3 only"; mere neglect by courts is insufficient.

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