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dead letter
noun
- a law, ordinance, etc., that has lost its force but has not been formally repealed or abolished.
- a letter that cannot reach the addressee or be returned to the sender, usually because of incorrect address, and that is sent to and handled in a special division or department 诲别补诲顎-濒别迟顎僼别谤顎俹蹿顎协颈肠别 of a general post office.
dead letter
noun
- a letter that cannot be delivered or returned because it lacks adequate directions
- a law or ordinance that is no longer enforced but has not been formally repealed
- informal.anything considered no longer worthy of consideration
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲别补诲顎-濒别迟顎僼别谤 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dead letter1
First recorded in 1570鈥80
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Example Sentences
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This, Kagan says, renders impeachment and conviction virtually a dead letter.
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Now, thanks to Republican opposition in Congress, it could be a dead letter.
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In two other states, Georgia and Mississippi, top Republicans have signaled willingness to discuss expansion this year so the issue isn鈥檛 a dead letter.
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That effort would involve rallying deeply anti-spending Republicans around a stopgap funding bill that is likely to be a dead letter in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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"As a result, the YCC framework seems to have become more of a dead letter."
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