形骸化

けいがいか【形骸化】

turning sth into a mere shell; turning into a (mere) formality [name, ceremonial affair, pro forma affair]; emasculating; becoming emasculated [a (mere) formality].

～する become a ceremonial affair [a pro forma affair, a shell, an empty formality]; become emasculated.

●形骸化した民主主義 a mere shell of democracy; democracy stripped of all content [substance]

・その法律は形骸化してしまった. The law has become a dead letter.

●〔野球などで〕 ドラフト制度の形骸化 emasculation of the (baseball) draft system; turning the (baseball) draft system into a mere formality [pro forma affair, ceremonial affair].