dead letter

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.
2. A law or other measure that is no longer enforced.
3. Anything that has lost its authority or influence despite still being in existence or formally in force.

Konzepte

leere Worte

Wortgeklingel

tote Buchstaben

toter Paragraph

Gesetz ohne Wirkung

Synonyme

dead mail

non-issue

meaningless writing