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quash ¹  (kwsh)

tr.v. quashed, quash·ing, quash·es

To set aside or annul, especially by judicial action.

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[Middle English quassen, from Old French casser, quasser, from Medieval Latin quassre, alteration (influenced by quassre, to shatter) of cassre, from Latin cassus, empty, void; see kes- in Indo-European roots.]

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quash ²  (kwsh)

tr.v. quashed, quash·ing, quash·es

To put down or suppress forcibly and completely: quash a rebellion.

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[Middle English quashen, from Old French quasser, from Medieval Latin quassre, to shatter, from Latin; see squash².]

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quash

Verb

1. to officially reject (something, such as a judgment or decision) as invalid

2. to defeat or suppress forcefully and completely [Latin quassare to shake]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	quash - put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" repress, subdue, subjugate, keep down, reduce crush, oppress, suppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
	2.	quash - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" annul, invalidate, nullify, void, avoid strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" break - invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" stet - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion

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quash

verb 1. annul, overturn, reverse, cancel, overthrow, set aside, void, revoke, overrule, rescind, invalidate, nullify, declare null and void

verb 2. suppress, crush, put down, beat, destroy, overthrow, squash, subdue, repress, quell, extinguish, quench, extirpate

Translations

quash [kwɔʃ] vt [+ verdict] → anular, invalidar

quash [kwɔʃ] vt [+ verdict] → annuler, casser

quash [kwɔʃ] vt (verdict) → aufheben

quash [kwɔʃ] vt [+ verdict] → annullare