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
Xaver	-	German
Sergio	SER-jo (Italian), SER-khyo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
JoaquÍN	hwah-KEEN	Spanish
Haruto	hah-ṙoo-to	Japanese
Genoveffa	je-no-VEF-fah	Italian
Luljeta	-	Albanian