| 单词 | quash |
| 释义 | quash (kwɒʃ ) Word forms: quashes , quashing , quashed 1. verb If a court or someone in authority quashes a decision or judgment, they officially reject it. The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people. [VERB noun] Synonyms: annul, overturn, reverse, cancel 2. verb If someone quashes rumours, they say or do something to demonstrate that the rumours are not true. Graham attempted to quash rumours of growing discontent. [VERB noun] 3. verb To quash a rebellion or protest means to stop it, often in a violent way. Troops were displaying an obvious reluctance to get involved in quashing demonstrations. [VERB noun] Collocations: quash a subpoena The subscriber's counsel filed a motion to quash the subpoena. Christianity Today The pastor sought to quash the subpoena on the ground that the clergy-penitent privilege applied to the counseling session and therefore he could not be compelled to testify. Christianity Today The defendants filed motions to quash the subpoena, but they were denied for multiple reasons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city has moved to quash the subpoenas against the aldermen and the mayor. Chicago Sun-Times The state judge who currently handles the investigation oversight later quashed the subpoenas in the investigation, saying there was no probable cause shown that they violated campaign finance laws. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 撤销 Japanese: 破棄する |
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