dead letter

dead letter.

1. A law or practice that, although not formally abolished, is no longer used, observed, or enforced.

2. A piece of mail that can be neither delivered nor returned because it lacks correct addresses for both the intended recipient and the sender. [Cases: Postal Service 24. C.J.S. Postal Service and Offenses Against Postal Laws § 20.]


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