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Definition of: stalemate

(stālmāt′) noun
1. In chess, a position in which a player, not in check, can make no move without putting his king in check. The result is a drawn game.
2. Hence, any tie or deadlock.
v.t. ·mat·ed, ·mat·ing

1. To put into a condition of stalemate.
2. To bring to a standstill. [<AF estale a fixed position + MATE2]

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