Sentence examples for a quashing from inspiring English sources

The statement said after receiving legal advice, the force believed the original IPCC decision first needed to be quashed and it had assured the watchdog that it would not oppose any application for a quashing order, but said the IPCC had advised it planned to re-investigate without a quashing order.

There was also a quashing, for the moment, of what appeared a potential upset by the eighth-seeded team in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Indiana Pacers, against the No. 1 team, the Philadelphia 76ers.

Don seemed a little bemused by the idea and when Ted offered to fix Mitchell Rosen's problem in return for a quashing of hostilities, he could barely believe his luck.

The lawyers say they will also be seeking a "quashing order" confirming that his detention was "unlawful" and a mandatory order that all data seized is returned and copies destroyed.

A quashing of the long-term proposal may not have any effect on Jeter's good relationship with the team and desire to remain with the Yankees -- or, depending on the tone of the negotiations, the decision may harden Jeter, as other players have been hardened in a similar situation.

But correspondents say the move by new President Maithripala Sirisena amounts to a quashing of his previous convictions.

Pauline Hanson is on track to return to federal parliament two decades, a quashed conviction and eight lost elections after she first won a lower house seat.

The board also recommended an outside search for a director, quashing a rumor that NIDA Director Nora Volkow might be named the new institute's chief.

This is a writ of error to the supreme court of Missouri, upon a judgment quashing an alternative writ of mandamus to the state board of equalization.

Killing a bill, quashing it before it comes out of committee or otherwise impeding its enactment preserves the status quo.

The post quickly went viral, causing Facebook to publish a statement, quashing the false rumour.