quashquash /kwɒʃ $ kwɑːʃ, kwɒːʃ/ verb [transitive] formal 
The High Court later quashed his conviction for murder. The decision was quashed by the House of Lords.2to say or do something to stop something from continuing: A hospital chief executive has quashed rumours that people will lose their jobs. The government immediately moved to quash the revolt.
WORD ORIGINquash
Origin:
1 1200-1300 Old French quasser, from Late Latin cassare, from Latin cassus ‘having no effect, void’2 1300-1400 Old French quasser, from Latin quassare ‘to shake violently, break’VERB TABLE
quash
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | quash |
| he, she, it | quashes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | quashed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have quashed |
| he, she, it | has quashed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had quashed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will quash |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have quashed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am quashing |
| he, she, it | is quashing | |
| you, we, they | are quashing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was quashing |
| you, we, they | were quashing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been quashing |
| he, she, it | has been quashing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been quashing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be quashing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been quashing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The company tried to quash the unwanted publicity.
- The court quashed the convictions after a nine-day hearing.
- The police were brought in to quash the strike.
- But he quashed rumours that the Red Fort had been quietly put up for sale due to his financial difficulties.
- Fawehinmi's conviction on the contempt of court charge was quashed by the appeal court in July.
- His first conviction was quashed on appeal, but he was eventually sentenced and spent a total of two years in jail.
- Mandamus sometimes issues in conjunction with certiorari to require a body whose decision has been quashed to go through the decision-making process again.
- Simon Brown J. quashed those decisions.
- The tenant then applied to the Divisional Court by way of judicial review to quash the judge's decision.
- Therefore on the facts of the case the indictment was bad and Widdowson's conviction had to be quashed.
- Today at Aylesbury Crown Court they asked a judge to quash those convictions.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The High Court later quashed his conviction for murder. A hospital chief executive has quashed rumours that people will lose their jobs.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to officially say that a legal judgment or decision is no longer acceptable or correct SYN overturn: The High Court later quashed his conviction for murder. A hospital chief executive has quashed rumours that people will lose their jobs. (=officially say that it was wrong)· The Court of Appeal quashed their convictions.
(=says that an earlier decision was wrong)· A Brazilian court has quashed a 19-year jail sentence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction, declaring that the subjective definition was necessary.· The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction because the judge had directed the jury in Caldwell terms.· The Court of Appeal quashed his conviction.· But the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction and accepted that the woman probably faked her injuries and fabricated the allegations.
· Whereas certiorari quashes past unlawful conduct, prohibition prevents future or continued unlawful conduct.· In relation to such decisions, therefore, certiorari really does quash the decision and deprive it of legal effect.
· The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction, declaring that the subjective definition was necessary.· The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction because the judge had directed the jury in Caldwell terms.· Today at Aylesbury Crown Court they asked a judge to quash those convictions.· The Court of Appeal quashed his conviction.· But the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction and accepted that the woman probably faked her injuries and fabricated the allegations.· When the defendant appealed, the Court of Appeal upheld that submission and quashed his convictions.· But in July the Appeal Court quashed the conviction and ordered a second trial.· The Court therefore excluded the confession wrongly obtained by the police and went on to quash Samuel's conviction for armed robbery.
· The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction, declaring that the subjective definition was necessary.· The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction because the judge had directed the jury in Caldwell terms.· Fawehinmi's conviction on the contempt of court charge was quashed by the appeal court in July.· The Court of Appeal quashed his conviction.· But the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction and accepted that the woman probably faked her injuries and fabricated the allegations.· The courts quashed the plans on the grounds that the progeny would be hybrids, with no rights under the law.
· Simon Brown J. quashed those decisions.· The jurisdiction to quash a decision only exists when there has in fact been an error of law.· The tenant then applied to the Divisional Court by way of judicial review to quash the judge's decision.· Mr. Page then applied by way of judicial review for an order quashing the visitor's decision.· All four applications were heard by Simon Brown J. who quashed all four decisions.· In relation to such decisions, therefore, certiorari really does quash the decision and deprive it of legal effect.· Without specifically referring to the letter to Mr. Choudhury, he quashed both decisions by the appeal committee.
· The majority of the Court of Appeal held that it had jurisdiction to quash the judge's order.· Nor does it follow that the proper course is to quash the order.· The Council and the environmental health officer applied for judicial review seeking to quash the justices' order.
The High Court later quashed his conviction for murder. The decision was quashed by the House of Lords.2to say or do something to stop something from continuing: A hospital chief executive has quashed rumours that people will lose their jobs. The government immediately moved to quash the revolt.