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Quash (annul)
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quash — / kwäsh, kwȯsh/ vt [Anglo French quasser, from Middle French casser quasser, from Late Latin cassare, from Latin cassus void]: to make void: annul (2) quash a subpoena Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
annul — 1 *nullify, negate, invalidate, abrogate Analogous words: *neutralize, negative, counteract: cancel, efface, obliterate, blot out, *erase: annihilate, *abolish, extinguish 2 Annul, abrogate, void, vacate, quash are used chiefly in legal context… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Quash — Quash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quashing}.] [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain origin. The word has been confused with L. quassare to shake, F. casser to break … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
annul — an·nul /ə nəl/ vt an·nulled, an·nul·ling 1: to declare (a marriage) to have never validly existed compare divorce 2 a: to make legally void b: to declare to no longer have legal effect Merria … Law dictionary
Quash — Quash, v. t. [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to shake, shatter. Cf. {Concussion}, {Discuss}, {Rescue}, and also {Quash} to annul.] 1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quash — [v1] destroy, defeat annihilate, beat, crush, extinguish, extirpate, overcome, overthrow, put down, quell, quench, repress, scrunch*, snow under*, squash*, squish*, subdue, suppress, trash; concepts 95,252 Ant. aid, assist, help, rebuild quash… … New thesaurus
quash — (v.) to make void, annul, crush, early 14c., from O.Fr. quasser to break, smash, from L. quassare to shatter, frequentative of quatere to shake (pp. quassus). Meaning suppress is from M.L. quassare make null and void, from L. cassus empty, void,… … Etymology dictionary
quash — 1 *annul, abrogate, void, vacate 2 *crush, quell, extinguish, suppress, quench Analogous words: *destroy: *ruin, wreck: *suppress, repress … New Dictionary of Synonyms
quash — ► VERB 1) reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure. 2) put an end to; suppress. ORIGIN Old French quasser annul , from Latin cassus null, void … English terms dictionary
quash — quash1 [kwäsh, kwôsh] vt. [altered (infl. by QUASH2) < ME quassen < MFr quasser < LL cassare, to annihilate, destroy < L cassus, empty < castus, pp. of carere, to lack: see CASTE] Law to annul or set aside (an indictment) quash2… … English World dictionary
annul — [v] void an agreement abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, blot out, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, get off the hook*, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate,… … New thesaurus
