- present participle of quash.
quashing
Example Sentences
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Patterson's barrister Richard Edney said this "catastrophic" situation had "undermined the integrity of the verdicts and requires the quashing of the convictions".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Most important, she outmaneuvered the Texas judge by quashing the subpoena itself, finding that it was an illegitimate and unconstitutional invasion of privacy.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
For decades, corporate executives have been quashing workers’ efforts to gain a fair reward for their labor.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
The standoff highlights the difficulty of quashing an established militia with a base of support among the population even when it has been badly beaten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
The quashing of their carefully planned schemes in South Africa was one of Germany’s bitterest blows.
From The Shadow of the Past by F.E. Mills Young
