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strike down
verb
(tr, adverb) to cause to die, esp suddenly
he was struck down in his prime
Idioms and Phrases
Fell with a blow or misfortune, as in The tree was struck down by lightning , or He was struck down by tuberculosis while in his twenties . [Late 1400s]
Render ineffective, cancel, especially in a legal context. For example, The appeals court struck down the verdict . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
Solicitor Gen. Elizabeth Prelogar, representing the Biden administration, had appealed to the Supreme Court in November, 2023, and urged the justices to strike down the red state laws.
“He might just strike down that deployment,” Bonta added, “returning the National Guard to the command of its appropriate commander-in-chief, the governor.”
The amendment made striking down laws harder by requiring supermajorities of five or seven judges, and aimed to dilute the Constitution's 'basic structure doctrine' that limited parliament's power.
The closely watched appeal had been pending since December, and the outcome suggests that the majority, including Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., is not ready to strike down state laws that restrict semiautomatic guns.
But in April, a judge refused a request to strike down the complaint, permitting the case to move forward.
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