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quashed

quashed is the simple past and past participle of quash.

Meaning of quash

Verb

quash (third-person singular simple present quashes, present participle quashing, simple past and past participle quashed)

  1. To defeat decisively, to suppress.
    • The army quashed the rebellion.
  2. (obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.
    • The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.1645, Edmund Waller, The Battle Of The Summer Islands
  3. To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
    • In the case of an appeal against conviction the Court shall, if they allow the appeal, quash the conviction.1968, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 2(2)”, in Criminal Appeal Act 1968^(Criminal Appeal Act 1968), page 2

Questions about quashed

What is quashed the simple past and past participle of?
Quashed is the simple past and past participle of quash.

Words near quashed in the dictionary

  1. quasars
  2. quases
  3. quash
  4. quashable
  5. quashal
  6. quashed
  7. Quashee
  8. Quashees
  9. quasher
  10. quashers
  11. quashes

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