英语词汇“dead letter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dead letter

noun

1A law or treaty which has not been repealed but is ineffectual or defunct in practice.Why should we develop the common law to make the statute a dead letter?...

In many ways the law has become a dead letter in Israel.
Some people are of the opinion that the 1689 Bill of Rights is a dead letter, but the law will need to be changed in order for this to be so; and this may be a long and tedious process.

1.1A thing which is unimportant or obsolete: theoretical reasoning is a dead letter to a child...

Communism is a dead letter, and nobody wants a return to military dictatorship.
The socialist objective is a dead letter today, but remember, it was a liability for Labor for a long time.
Jurisprudence, learning, and religiosity were not dead letters.

2chiefly North American An unclaimed or undelivered piece of mail.Apparently they are working at the U.S. Post Office, in the dead letter department.

单词	dead letter
释义	dead letter noun 1A law or treaty which has not been repealed but is ineffectual or defunct in practice.Why should we develop the common law to make the statute a dead letter?... In many ways the law has become a dead letter in Israel. Some people are of the opinion that the 1689 Bill of Rights is a dead letter, but the law will need to be changed in order for this to be so; and this may be a long and tedious process. 1.1A thing which is unimportant or obsolete: theoretical reasoning is a dead letter to a child... Communism is a dead letter, and nobody wants a return to military dictatorship. The socialist objective is a dead letter today, but remember, it was a liability for Labor for a long time. Jurisprudence, learning, and religiosity were not dead letters. 2chiefly North American An unclaimed or undelivered piece of mail.Apparently they are working at the U.S. Post Office, in the dead letter department.
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