quash
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress < Old French quasser, in part < Latin quassāre to shake (frequentative of quatere to shake; cf. concussion); in part < Late Latin cassāre to annul, derivative of Latin cassus empty, void
1300–50; Middle English quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress < Old French quasser, in part < Latin quassāre to shake (frequentative of quatere to shake; cf. concussion); in part < Late Latin cassāre to annul, derivative of Latin cassus empty, void
Related forms
un·quashed, adjective
Synonyms
1. crush, squash, quench, repress.
1. crush, squash, quench, repress.
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| use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance |
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to subdue forcefully and completely; put down; suppress |
| 2. | to annul or make void (a law, decision, etc) |
| 3. | to reject (an indictment, writ, etc) as invalid |
| [C14: from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre to shake] | |
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Word Origin & History
quash
"to make void, annul, crush," early 14c., from O.Fr. quasser "to break, smash," from L. quassare "to shatter," frequentative of quatere "to shake" (pp. quassus). Meaning "suppress" is from M.L. quassare "make null and void," from L. cassus "empty, void," influenced by quassare.
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Example sentences
They are therefore not estopped from bringing the current motions to quash.
The regime, in its bloodthirsty fashion, has upped its firepower to quash opponents with weaponry they cannot match.
Motions to quash shall be raised, in writing, prior to a hearing.
It takes more than mere shock or disgust to quash my native desire to express my opinion, no matter how ill-advised or uninformed.
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