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单词 struck 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

struck down

verb

past tense of strike down
as in abolished
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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  • abolished
  • repealed
  • canceled
  • set aside
  • cancelled
  • rolled back
  • overturned
  • avoided
  • vacated
  • voided
  • invalidated
  • dismissed
  • dissolved
  • suspended
  • nullified
  • rescinded
  • annulled
  • quashed
  • abrogated
  • negated
  • revoked
  • did away with
  • withdrew
  • abated
  • disannulled
  • called off
  • nulled
  • retracted
  • vetoed
  • rejected
  • reversed
  • overruled
  • aborted
  • recalled
  • broke down
  • removed
  • eliminated
  • banned
  • prohibited
  • countermanded
  • overrode
  • forbade
  • outlawed
  • erased
  • threw out
  • called
  • enjoined
  • disallowed
  • dropped
  • wrote off
  • annihilated
  • eradicated
  • liquidated
  • forbad

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • laid down
  • enacted
  • established
  • founded
  • instituted
  • passed
  • validated
  • approved
  • legislated
  • authorized
  • permitted
  • allowed
  • ratified
  • ordered
  • prescribed
  • endorsed
  • sanctioned
  • warranted
  • cleared
  • legalized
  • formalized
  • legitimized
  • indorsed
  • mandated
  • legitimated
  • commanded
  • decreed
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