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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quash \Quash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Quashing.] [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to
     annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain
     origin. The word has been confused with L. quassare to shake,
     F. casser to break, which is probably of different origin.
     Cf. Cashier, v. t.] (Law)
     To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an
     indictment. --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quash \Quash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Quashing.] [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to
     annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain
     origin. The word has been confused with L. quassare to shake,
     F. casser to break, which is probably of different origin.
     Cf. Cashier, v. t.] (Law)
     To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an
     indictment. --Blackstone.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quashing
     n.
     The action of quashing something.
     vb.
     (present participle of en quash nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  quashing
     n.
     The action of quashing something.
     vb.
     (present participle of en quash nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  quashing
     n.
     The action of quashing something.
     vb.
     (present participle of en quash nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  quashing
     n.
     The action of quashing something.
     vb.
     (present participle of en quash nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quashing
     Englanti vb.
     (taivm-pprees en quash)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quashing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en quash ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb quash)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Quashing /kwˈɒʃɪŋ/
  الإسقاط

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quashing /kwˈɒʃɪŋ/ 
  potlačující

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quashing /kwˈɒʃɪŋ/
  abweisend, zurückweisend
     Synonym: dismissing
  
   see: dismiss sth., quash sth., dismissed, quashed, dismiss a petition, dismiss the appeal, dismiss the charge/the indictment, dismiss an action with costs, dismiss a case on the merits/as being unfounded
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quashing /kwˈɒʃɪŋ/
  aufhebend, annullierend
   see: quash sth., quashed, quashes, quashed, quash an order/a sentence, quash judicial proceedings
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quashing /kwˈɒʃɪŋ/
  niederwerfend, niederschlagend
     Synonym: crushing
  
   see: quash sth., crush sth., quashed, crushed
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkwɔʃɪŋ/


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