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dead hand en · NOUN

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1. (countable, uncountable) A residual undesirable influence from the past.
   • I'll leave the very bad news to the end as it's outside the industry's control. Yes, the dead hand of the Department for Transport (DfT) still rules! 2021 July 14, Barry Doe, “Flexi Seasons undermined by complicated calculations”, in RAIL, number 935, page 54:
2. (countable, uncountable) A hand that is dealt but not used during a card game.
3. (countable, uncountable) A penalty where a player continues to take their turns, but can no longer win or make tile calls for the remainder of the hand.

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ja アガリ放棄 (penalty in mahjong) · cmn 禁止和牌 (penalty in mahjong) · ja 和了放棄 (penalty in mahjong) · cmn 停和 (penalty in mahjong) · es mano muerta (penalty in mahjong) · ru мертвая рука (penalty in mahjong) · pl martwa ręka (penalty in mahjong) · nl dode hand (penalty in mahjong) · fr main morte (penalty in mahjong)