quash

(kwŏsh)
tr.v., quashed, quash·ing, quash·es.
To set aside or annul, especially by judicial action.

[Middle English quassen, from Old French casser, quasser, from Medieval Latin quassāre, alteration (influenced by quassāre, to shatter) of cassāre, from Latin cassus, empty, void.]

quash² (kwŏsh)
tr.v., quashed, quash·ing, quash·es.
To put down or suppress forcibly and completely: quash a rebellion.

[Middle English quashen, from Old French quasser, from Medieval Latin quassāre, to shatter, from Latin. See squash².]

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verb

To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight: choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quell, quench, squash, squelch, suppress. Idioms: put the lid on. See continue/stop/pause, win/lose/recovery.

v

Definition: destroy, defeat
Antonyms: aid, assist, bring about, help, prompt, rebuild

v

Definition: nullify, cancel
Antonyms: allow, permit, sanction, start, support, validate

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To overthrow; to annul; to make void or declare invalid; e.g., "quash a sub- poena."

Unreasonable, obviously irregular, or oppressive subpoenas, injunctions, indictments, and orders can be quashed by a court. For example, if jurors have been selected improperly, the court can quash the proceedings.

In criminal cases, if an indictment is defective to such a degree that no judgment could be made if the defendant were to be convicted, the court typically will quash the indictment. In criminal cases, a motion made by the prosecution to quash an indictment is much more likely to succeed than one made by the defense, whose motion would appear self-serving.

IN BRIEF: To put an end to by law or force.

The legal group will attempt to quash the unfair law in court.

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For a list of words related to quash, see:

• Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - quash: (vb) set aside for insufficient grounds
• Violent Actions - quash: suppress, subdue

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - undertrykke, slå ned

2.
v. tr. - omstøde, annullere

Nederlands (Dutch)
neerslaan, herroepen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - (Jur) annuler

2.
v. tr. - (gén) rejeter, réprimer (une rébellion)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - niederschlagen, aufheben, zurückweisen

2.
v. - vernichten, unterdrücken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (νομ.) ακυρώνω, αναιρώ, καταστέλλω

Italiano (Italian)
reprimere, schiacciare, soggiogare, domare, revocare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reprimir, anular, revogar

Русский (Russian)
подавить, отменить, аннулировать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - reprimir, sofocar

2.
v. tr. - anular

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ogilla, ogiltigförklara, annullera, inställa, krossa, slå ned

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 镇压, 平息, 压碎

2. 撤销, 宣布...为无效

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 撤銷, 宣佈...為無效

2.
v. tr. - 鎮壓, 平息, 壓碎

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - (반란 따위를) 진압하다, 파기하다, 가라앉히다

2.
v. tr. - (판결 따위를) 취소하다, 파기하다, 무효로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 破棄する, 無効にする, 鎮める, 鎮圧する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلغي رسميا, ينفي إشاعات, يقمع عصيان أو مظاهارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ביטל‬
v. tr. - ‮דיכא‬

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