(informal) Precisely, exactly, completely.

(law) The conveyance of an estate to another for money borrowed, to be held by him until the debt is paid out of the rents and profits.

plural of dead tree

(medicine, law) In a state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived.

Alternative spelling of deadborn

(US, idiomatic) With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.

An ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom consisting of spells to assist the journey of the dead into the afterlife, developed from the earlier Coffin Texts.

Very tired; completely exhausted.

An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed. / A law or other measure that is no longer enforced.

(linguistics) A former metaphor which has in effect lost its metaphorical status and become literal. Not to be confused with stale metaphor (a type of cliché), although it often is.