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quash
[ kwosh ]
verb (used with object)
- to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue:
to quash a rebellion.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.).
quash
/ ɒʃ /
verb
- to subdue forcefully and completely; put down; suppress
- to annul or make void (a law, decision, etc)
- to reject (an indictment, writ, etc) as invalid
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of quash1
Word History and Origins
Origin of quash1
Example Sentences
You’ve largely had some playful responses quashing the likelihood of that happening.
However, a study published in the Journal of Zoology quashed these rumours.
There are some business owners and community leaders who don’t agree with the approach that city officials are taking to quash crime, Langer said.
Clients have told him of officers allowing youths to fight to quash a beef, sometimes even telling other youths when and where a fight would happen.
Introducing the law change in 2014, the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government argued it would stop compensation going to people who only had their conviction quashed on a technicality, and therefore might be guilty.
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