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
(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
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
