quash
IPA: kwˈɔʃ
verb
- To defeat decisively, to suppress.
- (obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.
- (law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
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Examples of "quash" in Sentences
- But to ask that a judge "quash" it, or parts of it?
- But no court of law will be able to "quash" any aspect of the debate.
- Norske – Thank you rwcole – You quash, which is annulment by judicial action.
- If GOP leaders don't "quash" anti-immigrant talk, they risk losing Latino support.
- The best way to "quash" a debt is to come to terms with the collector on how you will pay it.
- The movement, which leading Orthodox officials have sought to quash, is spearheaded by a growing revisionist movement in the Church.
- There is a curious creature, called the quash, resembling the ichneumon, which possesses a peculiarly fetid smell, and is known for its powerful, lacerating teeth.
- Superior Court Judge Mary Lou Rup on Wednesday took under advisement a move by Bennett's office to "quash" the subpoena of Bennett by defense lawyer Greg T. Schubert.
- Afghan policemen who took drugs and paid for young 'dancing boys' to entertain them in northern Afghanistan caused such panic that the interior minister begged the US embassy to try and 'quash' the story.
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