Meaning & use
Quashing
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Rejecting or nullifying something, especially a legal decision, or forcibly putting down a rebellion or uprising.
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The appeals court is quashing the earlier conviction on procedural grounds.
The government sent in troops, quashing the uprising within days.
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Comes from Old French "quasser," meaning to annul, and is especially common in legal contexts where a court "quashes" a verdict, indictment, or subpoena.
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