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What does quash mean?

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Verb
  1. To defeat forcibly.
  2. To crush or dash to pieces.
  3. (law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
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Three judges will then decide to either quash the conviction, reject the appeal or order a retrial.
The playwright allows a predetermined narrative structure to quash the complexities that make Yamashita's case worthy of dramatization.
It is now established practice for judges to quash a conviction while suggesting that the appellants are not necessarily innocent.
For the reasons set out in the judgment which is handed down we allow this appeal and quash the conviction.
I am not sure whether a trial judge could state a case arising from an application to quash.
The court of appeal may dismiss the appeal, quash the judgment, or request a retrial by a trial court.

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