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quash
UK /kwɒʃ/ US /kwɑʃ/
verb 3
Definitions
verb
1
To defeat decisively, to suppress.
The army quashed the rebellion.
Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.
2
To crush or dash to pieces.
The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.
3
To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
In the case of an appeal against conviction the Court shall, if they allow the appeal, quash the conviction.
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