Sentence examples for was quashed by from inspiring English sources

This law was quashed by Mr Sezer.

His conviction was quashed by three judges in a short hearing on Friday.

In 1996, 10 years after his release, his conviction was quashed by the court of appeal.

Its first attempt was quashed by Congress in 1994 after furious lobbying led by the technology industry.

An additional conviction for the Birmingham-based company director Hargudial Singh Rai was quashed by the judge.

In the early 20th century, a nascent independent Georgian state was quashed by the Soviet Red Army.

The district attorney's subpoena was quashed by the New York State Court of Appeals in September 1999.

This proposal was quashed by the United States on the ground that the U.S. position had already been enunciated by the Wilsonian pronouncements (the Fourteen Points, etc).

His subsequent pardon was quashed by a judge last September on the ground that he was guilty of crimes against humanity and could never be pardoned.

On 25 November 1991, after years of pressure from campaigners, Silcott's conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal, swiftly followed by those of Raghip and Braithwaite.

PAGE 16 MORE HURDLES IN NIGERIA The last legal challenge to the legitimacy of President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria was quashed by the Supreme Court last week.