A writ, statute, ordinance, etc., which is or has become practically without force or inoperative, though not formally repealed or abolished.
| 单词 | θ177865 |
| 释义 | society > law > [noun] > edict, decree, ordinance, or institute > that has become inoperative (1) dead letter1663 A writ, statute, ordinance, etc., which is or has become practically without force or inoperative, though not formally repealed or abolished. |
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