What does quash mean?
Definitions for quash
kwɒʃquash
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word quash.
Princeton's WordNet
repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduceverb
put down by force or intimidation
"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullifyverb
declare invalid
"The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
Wiktionary
quashverb
To defeat forcibly.
The army quashed the rebellion.
quashverb
(relating to law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
Etymology: From quasser, from quassāre, present active infinitive of quasso.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quashnoun
A pompion. Robert Ainsworth
To Quashverb
Etymology: quassen, Dutch; squacciare, Italian; quasso, Latin.
The whales
Against sharp rocks like reeling vessels quash’d,
Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dash’d. Edmund Waller.’Twas not the spawn of such as these,
That dy’d with Punick blood the conquer’d seas,
And quash’d the stern Æacides. Wentworth Dillon.Our she confederates keep pace with us in quashing the rebellion, which had begun to spread itself among part of the fair sex. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 15.
To Quashverb
To be shaken with a noise.
A thin and fine membrane strait and closely adhering to keep it from quashing and shaking. John Ray, on the Creation.
The water in this dropsy, by a sudden jirk, may be heard to quash. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.
Wikipedia
quash
A motion to quash is a request to a court or other tribunal to render a previous decision or proceeding null or invalid. The exact usage of motions to quash depend on the rules of the particular court or tribunal. In some cases, motions to quash are requests to nullify a decision made by the same or a lower court. It can arise out of mistakes made by any lawyer or court officer. A lawyer may file a motion to quash if a mistake has been made on the part of a court, or if an attorney believes that some court document such as a subpoena was not issued or delivered following the required procedure. For example, a party that receives improper service of process may file a motion to quash.In the context of a court hearing an appeal, depending on the rules of the court, a motion to quash the appeal may be made on the basis that the court has no jurisdiction.
ChatGPT
quash
Quash refers to the action of suppressing or dismissing a situation, motion, decision, or proceeding completely and effectively, often in a legal context. It can also refer to the act of rejecting or voiding, especially by legal procedure.
Webster Dictionary
Quashnoun
same as Squash
Quashverb
to abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment
Quashverb
to beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush
Quashverb
to crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion
Quashverb
to be shaken, or dashed about, with noise
Etymology: [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to shake, shatter. Cf. Concussion, Discuss, Rescue, and also Quash to annul.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Quash
kwosh, v.t. to crush: to subdue or extinguish suddenly and completely: to annul. [O. Fr. quasser (Fr. casser)—L. quassāre, inten. of quatĕre, to shake.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
QUASH
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Quash is ranked #105079 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Quash surname appeared 170 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Quash.
90% or 153 total occurrences were Black.
3.5% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.9% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Anagrams for quash »
huqas
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quash in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of quash in a Sentence
There's a heavy presumption in favor of the validity of a congressional subpoena, courts typically don't quash them or even force Congress to narrow them.
I'm actually on my way to the courthouse to file the motion to quash the subpoena on the grounds that special counsel Mueller's appointment by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is unconstitutional.
At no time was an investigator prevented from escalating activity identified as potentially suspicious, furthermore, the suggestion that anyone was reassigned or fired in an effort to quash concerns relating to any client is categorically false.
Courts typically don't quash them or even force Congress to narrow them.
To quash talk that its arsenal is empty, the Bank of Japan might decide at its September meeting to stop targeting the monetary base, which conflicts with the negative-rate policy.
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