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  • quash — [kwɒʆ ǁ kwɑːʆ, kwɒːʆ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to officially state that a judgement or decision is no longer legal or correct: • He was found guilty but had his conviction quashed later on appeal. 2. to stop something from starting or developing …   Financial and business terms

  • quash — [kwɔʃ US kwa:ʃ, kwo:ʃ] v [T] formal [Sense: 1; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: quasser, from Late Latin cassare, from Latin cassus having no effect, void ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: quasser, from Latin quassare to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • conviction — noun 1 for a crime ADJECTIVE ▪ earlier, previous (esp. BrE), prior (AmE) ▪ spent (BrE) ▪ You are not obliged to acknowledge spent convictions. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • quash — UK [kwɒʃ] / US [kwɑʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms quash : present tense I/you/we/they quash he/she/it quashes present participle quashing past tense quashed past participle quashed formal 1) to use force or violence to stop the political action… …   English dictionary

  • quash — verb Quash is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑court Quash is used with these nouns as the object: ↑conviction, ↑decision, ↑dissent, ↑rumour, ↑sentence, ↑speculation, ↑verdict …   Collocations dictionary

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