dead letter

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Englisch - Englisch
An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed
A law that is no longer enforced
mail that can neither be delivered nor returned the state of something that has outlived its relevance
If you say that a law or agreement is a dead letter, you mean that it still exists but people ignore it. No one does anything about it and the law becomes a dead letter
{i} rule or law that is no longer enforced; unclaimed letter
mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
the state of something that has outlived its relevance
dead letter office
the postal facility that deals with mail that cannot be delivered
dead letter

    Silbentrennung

    dead let·ter

    Türkische aussprache

    ded letır

    Aussprache

    /ˈded ˈletər/ /ˈdɛd ˈlɛtɜr/
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