"the provisions have well nigh degenerated into dead letter" in German The provisions have well-nigh degenerated into dead letter. Die Bestimmungen sind nachgerade zu totem Recht verkommen. Detailed translations for "the provisions have well nigh degenerated into dead letter" The provisions have well-nigh degenerated into dead letter. The provisions have well-nigh degenerated into dead letter. Die Bestimmungen sind nachgerade zu totem Recht verkommen.