Search Result for "dead_hand_of_the_past":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the oppressive influence of past events or decisions;
[syn: dead hand, dead hand of the past, mortmain]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dead hand of the past
    n 1: the oppressive influence of past events or decisions [syn:
         dead hand, dead hand of the past, mortmain]