单词	strikes down
释义	strike down verb struck down; struck down also stricken down; striking down; strikes down transitive verb : annul, nullify the board struck down the appointment especially : to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable the Supreme Court struck down the law Synonyms abate abolish abrogate annul avoid cancel disannul dissolve invalidate negate null nullify quash repeal rescind roll back vacate void See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional Word History First Known Use 1779, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition strike down transitive verb : annul, nullify the trustee…can strike down transfers J. J. White and R. S. Summers especially : to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable the court struck down death penalty provisions L. H. Tribe strikes down verb present tense third-person singular of strike down as in abolishes to put an end to by formal action a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance abolishes repeals cancels rolls back sets aside avoids overturns voids disannuls vacates invalidates nullifies dissolves nulls annuls abrogates negates quashes rescinds dismisses withdraws revokes suspends abates retracts reverses vetoes does away with rejects breaks down overrides recalls overrules aborts removes calls off forbids eliminates bans countermands writes off prohibits throws out outlaws erases enjoins calls disallows drops eradicates annihilates liquidates Antonyms & Near Antonyms lays down enacts establishes institutes passes validates founds permits allows legislates authorizes approves orders endorses warrants legitimizes sanctions prescribes commands clears formalizes legitimates legalizes mandates ratifies decrees indorses See More
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