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What (who) is quash$66091$ - definition
Quashing
REQUEST TO INVALIDATE A COURT DECISION OR PROCEEDING
Quash; Quashing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Quash.
quash
REQUEST TO INVALIDATE A COURT DECISION OR PROCEEDING
Quash; Quashing
¦ verb
1. reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.
2. suppress: rumours of job losses were quashed.
Origin
ME: from OFr. quasser 'annul', from late L. cassare (med. L. also quassare), from cassus 'null, void'; cf. squash1.
quash
REQUEST TO INVALIDATE A COURT DECISION OR PROCEEDING
Quash; Quashing
(quashes, quashing, quashed)
1.
If a court or someone in authority quashes a decision or judgment, they officially reject it.
The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people.
VERB: V n
2.
If someone quashes rumours, they say or do something to demonstrate that the rumours are not true.
Graham attempted to quash rumours of growing discontent.
VERB: V n
3.
To quash a rebellion or protest means to stop it, often in a violent way.
Troops were displaying an obvious reluctance to get involved in quashing demonstrations.
VERB: V n
