CEFR C1
quash
Translation
破棄する / 無効にする / 取り消す
Meaning
Quash means to officially cancel, reject, or make invalid a legal decision, charge, order, or subpoena. It is a formal legal verb, not the same as physically crushing something. The learner trap is confusing it with squash.
Examples
- 裁判所は証拠不十分として召喚状を無効にしました。
The court quashed the subpoena for lack of evidence. - 控訴裁判所はその有罪判決を破棄しました。
The appeals court quashed the conviction.