STALEMATE

(noun) drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
(noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
"reached an impasse on the negotiations"
synonyms : dead end , deadlock , impasse , standstill
(verb) subject to a stalemate

Mnemonics for stalemate

(Tag: eng) STALE(bad) + MATE(lifemate) -> You have got a bad life mate, and now you cannot do anything about it, you are at a standstill, a deadlock.
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(Tag: ) sounds like CHECKMATE..in chess i.e deadend ,u cant do anything!!
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(Tag: GLOBAL) CHECKMATE..and also STALE(dead matter)+MATE = DEADLOCK!
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(Tag: ) s+tale+mate—if you got lifeMATE with a TALE, you cannot do anything, you are at a STANDSTILL, DEADLOCK
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(Tag: ) You stole somebody's mate. And when you see him, you are quite embarrassed.
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