Dead letter

Definition of Dead letter

A letter which, after lying for a certain fixed time uncalled for at the post office to which it was directed, is then sent to the general post office to be opened.
That which has lost its force or authority; as, the law has become a dead letter.
etc. See under Dead, Drop, etc.

See also: Dead Dead Letter

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non-issue, state
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