Question of the Day #279

"Federal court strikes down North Carolina congressional map"
From the headline of this article at Axios.

上記の文で、strike downの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "strike down" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


1. 打ち倒す
2. 〔病気が人を〕襲う
3. 〔裁判所などが〕～を無効にする

とあるが、言うまでもなく例文の場合は3です。

Answer

According to :

annul, nullify；especially: to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable

Examples

• the board struck down the appointment
• the Supreme Court struck down the law
• a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
• The Supreme Court today struck down a law that prevents criminals from profiting from books or movies about their crimes.
•  The board of directors struck down our proposal for a new business based in Canada.