Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A file in which the cuts are so close and fine that its action is practically noiseless.
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Overwhelmed federal prosecutors routinely dead-file possession cases of less than 100 pounds of marijuana.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Overwhelmed federal prosecutors routinely dead-file possession cases of less than 100 pounds of marijuana.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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