strike somebody ↔ down phrasal verb (see also strike)

1. [usually passive] to kill someone or make them extremely ill:
Over 50 nurses at the clinic have been struck down with a mystery virus.
They would rob the bodies of those struck down in battle.

2. formal to hit someone so hard that they fall down

3. law to say that a law, decision etc is illegal and officially end it

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strike down
strike down (something)
to decide that a law, rule, or order is not legal.
The court struck down the law, saying that it was unconstitutional.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

strike down something
strike down (something)
to decide that a law, rule, or order is not legal.
The court struck down the law, saying that it was unconstitutional.

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