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quash2

 
pronunciation:
kwash
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: quashes, quashing, quashed
definition: to declare to be of no effect, esp. in a legal proceeding; set aside; annul.
The judge quashed her indictment.
synonyms:
abate, annul, nullify, override, overrule
antonyms:
validate
similar words:
abrogate, invalidate, negate, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, suppress, undo, void, withdraw