Dead Hand
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- dead hand of the pastmortmain
- plural
- Dead Hands
- possessive
- Dead Hand's
- pluralpossessive
- Dead Hands'