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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
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rule/throw something out of court
In a dictionary, there is an idiom, but I'm not sure about the meaning of the example sentence, so I hope you can correct me.
rule/throw something out of court
the explanation given: to say that something is completely wrong or not worth considering, especially in a trial
eg The charges were thrown out of court.
eg Well that's my theory ruled out of court.
For the first sentence, does it mean the defendant is acquitted on all charges?
For the second sentence, does it mean someone has made a suggestion which is a theory, but the listener does not accept it?
rule/throw something out of court
the explanation given: to say that something is completely wrong or not worth considering, especially in a trial
eg The charges were thrown out of court.
eg Well that's my theory ruled out of court.
For the first sentence, does it mean the defendant is acquitted on all charges?
For the second sentence, does it mean someone has made a suggestion which is a theory, but the listener does not accept it?
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Johnson13 For the first sentence, does it mean the defendant is acquitted on all charges? Yes. Johnson13 For the second sentence, does it mean someone has made a suggestion which is a theory, but the listener does not accept it?
- Johnson13 For the first sentence, does it mean the defendant is acquitted on all charges?
- Yes.
- Johnson13 For the second sentence, does it mean someone has made a suggestion which is a theory, but the listener does not accept it?
- It means that the theory has been disproven.
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Johnson13For the first sentence, does it mean the defendant is acquitted on all charges?Yes.
Johnson13For the second sentence, does it mean someone has made a suggestion which is a theory, but the listener does not accept it?It means that the theory has been disproven.
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