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quash
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
quash
(verb)
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quash
/
ˈ
kwɑːʃ/
verb
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quash
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ˈ
kwɑːʃ/
verb
quashes
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quashing
Learner's definition of QUASH
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:
to stop (something) from continuing by doing or saying something
The riot was
quashed
by police.
The couple
quashed
rumors that they were engaged.
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law
:
to decide that (a ruling, decision, etc.) is wrong and no longer valid
The judge
quashed
[=
overturned
] the verdict of the lower court and ordered a new trial.
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