quash
verb- quash something (
law )法律 to officially say that a decision made by a court is no longer legally acceptable or correct synonym overturn宣布(法庭的裁决)无效;撤销(判决) - quash something
to take action to stop something from continuing synonym suppress制止;阻止;平息
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French quasser ‘annul’, from late Latin cassare (medieval Latin also quassare), from cassus ‘null, void’. Compare with squash (verb).