quash
v[Tn]
1 reject (sth) (by legal procedure) as not valid; declare (sth) not to be enforceable by law (依法)撤销(某事物); 宣布(某事物)无效
quash a verdict 宣布裁决无效
They had their sentence quashed by the appeal court judge. 上诉法院的法官撤销了对他们的判决.
2 put an end to (sth); suppress or crush 制止(某事物); 镇压; 捣碎
The rebellion was quickly quashed.叛乱被迅速平息.
He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work.