an activist judge has quashed the subpoenas, and has neutered the grand jury’s ability to investigate crime“ and leaves Powell bathed in immunity. (Jeanine Pirro)
to neuter :
1.- Castrar o esterilizar a un animal, especialmente un macho, para que no pueda reproducirse.
2.- Neutralizar, anular o debilitar algo o a alguien en sentido figurado (por ejemplo, “neuter a movement”, “neuter a law”).
neuter: neutro