To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment.

To annul, void, or put an end to something.

To vacate or void a summons or subpoena.

To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush.

To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion.

To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.

put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

Declined to prosecute but with the option to reopen the case.

To set aside, cancel. Rex (the King) or Regina (the Queen), ie the Crown (in the context of prosecutions by the state).

Same as Squash.

verb "schiacciare"