quash

to refuse, stop, cancel (a decision)

TRANSLATION

ablehnen, unterdrücken, vernichten, verwerfen

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"The U.S. recording industry received a setback in its nationwide campaign to QUASH music piracy on the Internet Friday when a federal judge ruled that two universities did not have to comply with subpoenas* requesting that they hand over the identities of students who could be illegally sharing music online."

(PC World - 12th August 2003)

*subpoena = unter Strafandrohung vorladen

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quash


Etymology: Middle English quashen to smash, from
Middle 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


Synonyms:

(1) ANNUL: abrogate, discharge, dissolve, vacate, void

(2) ABOLISH: abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul,
invalidate, negate, nullify, undo, vitiate

(3) CRUSH: annihilate, extinguish, put down, quell,
quench, squash, suppress

Source: Merriam-Webster


Note:

to quash a verdict [jur.] = ein Urteil aufheben

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