Quash - Law Dictionary Search Results

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Quash

lat casser fr to overthrow or annul bracton as to quash an indictment or order of justices or a poor rate

quash anglo french quasser from middle french casser quasser from late

or judgment upon his prayer that his writ might be quashed to the intent that he might sue out a better

peremption late latin peremption peremptio the act of quashing from latin perimere to take away entirely destroy kill in

quashal an act of quashing something opposed the of the indictment

to render useless or void to quash to annul to reject to send away

a quashing a defeating

same as squash

one which stated some fact which gave a reason for quashing or abating the action on account of an informality or

party or for any other partiality the array shall be quashed see archbold s criminal pleading

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