1 [usuallysing.] a law or an agreement that still exists but that is ignored:
The treaty had been a dead letter for many years.
2 (especially AmE) a letter that cannot be delivered to an address or to the person who sent it
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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