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Old October 29, 2011, 09:31 AM
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Una ley "coja"

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how would i say this in English?

would a "weak" law be ok?

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Old October 29, 2011, 09:41 AM
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A weak law doesn't sound too bad, but I think it's OK to say a 'lame law'. Especially:
That law is lame.
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Old October 29, 2011, 03:28 PM
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Una ley coja is an incomplete law, or a law that is not useful without other complementary law. The cojo part is the law lacking fundamental provisions that give full sense to the existing provisions or a law with built-in loopholes. I'm interested to know how to convey the same meaning in English.
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Any law with a loophole is a bad law.
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