quash
21quash — verb 1) he may quash the sentence Syn: cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, countermand, withdraw, overturn, overrule 2) we want to quash these rumours Syn: stop …
22quash — [14] Quash goes back ultimately to Latin quatere ‘shake’ (source also of English rescue [14], which etymologically means ‘shake off, drive away’, and of concussion and percussion). From it evolved quassāre ‘shake to pieces, break’, which passed… …
23quash — /kwosh/, v.t. 1. to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion. 2. to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.). [1300 50; ME quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress < OF quasser, in part < L …
24quash — verb (T) formal 1 to officially state that a judgement or decision is no longer legal or correct: The judge quashed the decision of the lower court. 2 to use force to end protests or disobedience: quash a rebellion …
25quash — [[t]kwɒʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion[/ex] 2) to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.) • Etymology: 1300–50; ME: to smash; overcome < OF quasser, in part… …
26quash — I. /kwɒʃ / (say kwosh) verb (t) to put down or suppress completely; subdue. {Middle English quasche(n), from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre shake, frequentative of quatere} II. /kwɒʃ / (say kwosh) verb (t) to make void, annul, or set… …
27quash — /kwosh/ To overthrow; to abate; to vacate; to annul; to make void; e.g. to quash an indictment …
28quash the conviction — index clear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
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30quash — verb /kwɒʃ,kwɑʃ/ a) To defeat forcibly. The army quashed the rebellion. b) (relating to law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.) …
