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(quashes, quashing, quashed) 1. 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: V n 2. 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: V n 3. 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: V n
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I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English ~en to smash, from Anglo-French quasser, casser, from Latin quassare to shake violently, shatter, frequentative of quatere to shake Date: 13th century to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely ~ a rebellion II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English quassen, from Anglo-French casser, quasser to annul, from Late Latin cassare, from Latin cassus void Date: 14th century to nullify especially by judicial action ~ an indictment ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 annul; reject as not valid, esp. by a legal procedure. 2 suppress; crush (a rebellion etc.). Etymology: ME f. OF quasser, casser annul f. LL cassare f. cassus null, void or f. L cassare frequent. of quatere shake ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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аннулировать, отменять, признавать недействительным – to quash a lawsuit – to quash judgement QUASH гл. отменять, признавать недействительным, лишать юридической силы ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. юр. аннулировать, отменять to quash charges against smb. —- снять с кого-л. обвинение (в чем-л.) to quash a conviction —- аннулировать судимость to quash a judgement —- отменить судебное решение 2. подавлять, уничтожать, сокрушать to quash a person —- уничтожить человека to quash one's feeling —- подавить чувство to quash a row —- ликвидировать скандал 3. редк. раздавить ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ v formal 1 to officially state that a judgement or decision is no longer legal or correct (The judge quashed the decision of the lower court.) 2 to use force to end protests or disobedience (quash a rebellion) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- "crush," 14c., from O.Fr. quasser "to break, smash," from L. quassare "to shatter," frequentive 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. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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