quash a rebellion

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• Quash — Quash, v. t. [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.] 1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• quash — [ kwaʃ ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to say officially that a decision made by another court was wrong and no longer has legal force: The appellate court quashed the subpoena for the witness. 2. ) to use force or violence to stop the political… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• quash — UK [kwɒʃ] / US [kwɑʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms quash : present tense I/you/we/they quash he/she/it quashes present participle quashing past tense quashed past participle quashed formal 1) to use force or violence to stop the political action… …   English dictionary

• quash — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English quashen to smash, from Anglo French quasser, casser, from Latin quassare to shake violently, shatter, frequentative of quatere to shake Date: 13th century to suppress or extinguish summarily and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• quash — [[t]kwɒ̱ʃ[/t]] quashes, quashing, quashed 1) VERB If a court or someone in authority quashes a decision or judgement, they officially reject it. [V n] The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people. Syn: overturn 2) VERB If… …   English dictionary

• quash — /kwosh/, v.t. 1. to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion. 2. to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.). [1300 50; ME quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress < OF quasser, in part < L …   Universalium

• quash — verb (T) formal 1 to officially state that a judgement or decision is no longer legal or correct: The judge quashed the decision of the lower court. 2 to use force to end protests or disobedience: quash a rebellion …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• quash — [[t]kwɒʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion[/ex] 2) to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.) • Etymology: 1300–50; ME: to smash; overcome < OF quasser, in part… …   From formal English to slang

• rebellion — n. 1) to foment, stir up a rebellion 2) to crush, put down, quash, quell a rebellion 3) open rebellion 4) a rebellion breaks out 5) a rebellion against 6) in rebellion (in open rebellion) * * * [rɪ beljən] put down quash quell a rebellion …   Combinatory dictionary

• quash — verb /kwɒʃ,kwɑʃ/ a) To defeat forcibly. The army quashed the rebellion. b) (relating to law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.) …   Wiktionary

• quash — v.tr. 1 annul; reject as not valid, esp. by a legal procedure. 2 suppress; crush (a rebellion etc.). Etymology: ME f. OF quasser, casser annul f. LL cassare f. cassus null, void or f. L cassare frequent. of quatere shake …   Useful english dictionary