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Examples of strike down in a Sentence
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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Last week a Delaware judge struck down his 2018 pay package at Tesla valued at more than $100 billion for a second time.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Last weekend, a Nevada probate judge struck down Murdoch’s attempt to amend his family succession plan.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
More than 160 House and Senate Democrats have called on the Supreme Court to strike down the Volunteer State’s ban.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
But the court’s three liberals argued just as strongly that the conservative state laws discriminate against transgender teens and should be struck down.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1779, in the meaning defined above
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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strike down
verb
: to make null and void : annul
struck down the proposal
especially
: to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable
the court struck down the law
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