Quash

kwosh, v. [quashed (kwosht), quashing.] To beat down or beat in pieces; to crush, subdue, put down summarily and completely. (Law.) To annul, overthrow, make void, or suppre . [OF. qua er, later, ca er, to break, also to abrogate, annul, L. qua are, to shatter, freq. of quatere, qua um, to shake, shatter; casque, cask, concu ion, discu , etc.] — Qua a'tion, kwas-sa's hun, n. Act of shaking; concu ion; state of being shaken. [L. qua a qua are.'] sta, cube, full moon, cow, oil QUERULOUS Quasi. See under Qua.