Strike

Definition - Verb
1  : to remove or delete something
2  : to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands
1  : to remove or delete from a legal document and esp. from the record of a trial <it struck that part of [the] injunction National Law Journal>
2  : to remove (a prospective juror) from a venire
3  : to engage in a strike against (an employer)

Definition - Noun
1  : the removal of a potential juror from a venire
compare challenge
2  : a concerted work stoppage, interruption, or slowdown by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer
see also rent strike Labor Management Relations Act in the Important Laws section
compare job action

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