quash
Example Sentences
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He said he had a scheduled call that day with Ruemmler to discuss his work on a legal motion to quash a subpoena directed at Epstein.
On Friday, the sheriff’s department sought to quash rumors that there was a divide between local and federal investigators, centered around the handling of evidence and which lab it should be sent to.
From Los Angeles Times
She says: "You work together and pour your heart into this dream. So to watch the doors close right in front of your eyes and your dreams be quashed is absolutely devastating, emotionally and financially."
From BBC
Existing soliciting offences would have been repealed, with historic convictions quashed.
From BBC
Coplan’s backers knew he was taking a risk and that his platform could end up being quashed by regulators.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
