Rule/throw something out of court

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Legal Invalidity

Used to describe a situation where evidence or a case lacks legal standing to be considered in court.

Due to the improperly obtained evidence, the defense moved to rule it out of court.

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Courtroom Rejection

Implies a lawyer or judge does not accept evidence or an argument, often due to legal technicalities.

The hearsay testimony was ruled out of court.

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Final Decision

Once something is ruled out of court, it typically cannot be brought up again within that trial.

After the objection, that line of questioning was ruled out of court.