dead hands (0 synonym found)

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Definition of dead hands:

(n) : A residual undesirable influence from the past.
(n) : (card games) A hand that is dealt but not used during a card game.
(n) : (mahjong) 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.
(n) : Any such system, whether the cardinal instance (the Soviet/Russian one) or another.
(n) : A weapons system, implemented by the Soviet Union and by the Russian Federation as the successor state thereof, capable of closing a strategic nuclear strike control loop in the absence of normal command and control channels, analogous in concept to a dead man's switch, in anticipation of a decapitation strike.
Definition of dead hands:

(n) : A residual undesirable influence from the past.
(n) : (card games) A hand that is dealt but not used during a card game.
(n) : (mahjong) 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.
(n) : Any such system, whether the cardinal instance (the Soviet/Russian one) or another.
(n) : A weapons system, implemented by the Soviet Union and by the Russian Federation as the successor state thereof, capable of closing a strategic nuclear strike control loop in the absence of normal command and control channels, analogous in concept to a dead man's switch, in anticipation of a decapitation strike.
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