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Strike Down

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

strike down

: annul nullify [the trustee…can strike down transfers "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"]
;esp
: to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable [the court struck down death penalty provisions "L. H. Tribe"]




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