quash
quash
verb
verb
- [with obj.]reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure
废止；宣布无效
his conviction was quashed on appeal.
上诉后他的判决被撤销。
■put an end to; suppress
结束，终止；镇压，平息
a hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs.
一位医院管理人员平息了护理人员将要失业的谣言。
- Middle English: from Old French quasser 'annul', from late Latin cassare (medieval Latin also quassare), from cassus 'null, void'. Compare with squash
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