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- DictionaryQuash/kwäSH/
verb
- 1. reject or void, especially by legal procedure: "his conviction was quashed on appeal"
The meaning of QUASH is to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely. How to use quash in a sentence. Did you know?
QUASH definition: 1. to say officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be…. Learn more.
Quash definition: to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue. See examples of QUASH used in a sentence.
quash something (law) to officially say that a decision made by a court is no longer legally acceptable or correct synonym overturn. His conviction was later quashed by the Court of Appeal.
1. to subdue forcefully and completely; put down; suppress. 2. to annul or make void (a law, decision, etc) 3. (Law) to reject (an indictment, writ, etc) as invalid. [C14: from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre to shake]
quash. 3 meanings: 1. to subdue forcefully and completely; put down; suppress 2. to annul or make void (a law, decision, etc) 3. to.... Click for more definitions.
quash. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Law quash /kwɒʃ $ kwɑːʃ, kwɒːʃ/ verb [ transitive] formal 1 to officially say that a legal judgment or decision is no longer acceptable or correct SYN overturn The High Court later quashed his conviction for murder.
Quash definition: To annul or put an end to (a court order, indictment, or court proceedings).
Definition of quash verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
QUASH definition: 1. to officially change a legal decision so that it stops existing: 2. to stop something that you…. Learn more.
