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dead hand

singular noun
You can refer to the dead hand of a particular thing when that thing has a bad or depressing influence on a particular situation.
[mainly British]
...the dead hand of bureaucracy.

dead hand in British English

noun
1. 
an oppressive or discouraging influence or factor
the dead hand of centralized control
2.  law a less common word for mortmain

dead hand in American English

mortmain

Examples of 'dead hand' in a sentence
dead hand

The paradox is there is all sorts of creativity alongside a profound dead hand at the centre.
The Sun (2014)
So would a reduction of the dead hand of government interference.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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