Meaning Of The Word Dead hand

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dead hand
singular noun: You can refer to the dead hand of a particular thing when that thing has a bad or depressing influence on a particular situation.

dead hand in American English
mortmain
noun: the perpetual or alienable holding of land; mortmain

dead hand in British English
noun: an oppressive or discouraging influence or factor

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