stalemate has definitions from the field of chess
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[ noun ] a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Examples

"reached an impasse on the negotiations"

Related terms

arrest situation stand_still

2
[ verb ] (chess) subject to a stalemate, in chess

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move chess

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[ noun ] (chess) drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

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draw

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