dead letter

English - Turkish

Definition of dead letter in English Turkish dictionary: hükmü kalmamış kanun; (isim) geçerliliği kalmamış kanun; sahibine ulaştırılamayan mektup; {i} geçerliliği kalmamış kanun; geçersiz yasa

English - English

Definition of dead letter in English English dictionary: 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

Hyphenation

dead let·ter

ded letır

/ˈded ˈletər/ /ˈdɛd ˈlɛtɜr/

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