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单词 striking 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
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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

striking down

verb

present participle of strike down
as in abolishing
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

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  • abolishing
  • repealing
  • rolling back
  • canceling
  • setting aside
  • cancelling
  • avoiding
  • overturning
  • voiding
  • doing away with
  • vacating
  • invalidating
  • nullifying
  • nulling
  • negating
  • rescinding
  • quashing
  • dissolving
  • dismissing
  • annulling
  • calling off
  • abrogating
  • suspending
  • withdrawing
  • revoking
  • abating
  • disannulling
  • reversing
  • writing off
  • retracting
  • vetoing
  • breaking down
  • overriding
  • rejecting
  • removing
  • throwing out
  • eliminating
  • forbidding
  • overruling
  • recalling
  • prohibiting
  • banning
  • aborting
  • outlawing
  • erasing
  • enjoining
  • countermanding
  • calling
  • disallowing
  • dropping
  • eradicating
  • annihilating
  • liquidating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • laying down
  • establishing
  • enacting
  • founding
  • instituting
  • passing
  • validating
  • legislating
  • authorizing
  • permitting
  • allowing
  • approving
  • ratifying
  • clearing
  • endorsing
  • ordering
  • prescribing
  • legalizing
  • warranting
  • legitimizing
  • commanding
  • legitimating
  • mandating
  • formalizing
  • sanctioning
  • indorsing
  • decreeing
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