a dead letter

an agreement or a law which still exists but which people do not obey or which is not effective any more The ceasefire agreement was a dead letter as soon as it was signed since neither side had any intention of keeping to it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jeanette	zha-NET (French), jə-NET (English), shah-NET (Swedish)	French, English, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch
Silver	SIL-vər	English
'Ari'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Denise	de-NEEZ (French), də-NEES (English), də-NEE-sə (Dutch)	French, English, Dutch
Haurvatat	-	Persian Mythology
Audo	-	Ancient Germanic