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quashing

NOUN

abolition

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abolishment abrogation annulment cancellation destruction dissolution elimination eradication nullification overthrow repeal revocation termination withdrawal

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annihilation end ending extirpation invalidation negation obliteration repudiation rescission subversion suppression voiding

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overturning rescinding rescindment wiping out

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approval beginning construction enactment restoration start validation

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commencement opening

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confirmation establishment institution legalization promotion

NOUN

abrogation

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annulment repudiation

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discontinuation ending invalidation rescission retraction reversal voiding withdrawal

NOUN

cancellation

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abandonment abolition annulment dissolution elimination repeal retirement reversal revocation

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abrogation deletion dissolving invalidation nullification recall repudiation retraction undoing

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abandoning abolishing canceling invalidating overruling recalling retracting reversing revoking withdrawing

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enactment validation

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confirmation

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allowance approval arrangement establishment permission

NOUN

nullification

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abolishment abrogation annulment revocation

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annihilation cancellation destruction dissolution elimination end ending eradication extirpation invalidation negation obliteration overthrow repeal repudiation rescission subversion suppression termination voidance voiding withdrawal

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defeasance overturning rescinding rescindment wiping out

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allowance approval beginning commencement construction creation opening permission start

NOUN

voidance

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abolishment abrogation annihilation annulment cancellation destruction dissolution elimination end ending eradication extirpation invalidation negation nullification obliteration overthrow repeal repudiation rescission revocation subversion suppression termination voiding withdrawal

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defeasance overturning rescinding rescindment wiping out

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allowance approval beginning commencement construction creation enactment opening permission restoration start validation

Example Sentences

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The real-estate lobby had been successful in quashing previous efforts to tax second homes, including in 2014 and 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

For decades, corporate executives have been quashing workers’ efforts to gain a fair reward for their labor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The court rejected this on July 16, saying there was "no legal basis" for quashing the warrants while the jurisdiction challenge was pending.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The outcry triggered by the drama led to legislation being rushed through Parliament to bring in a law quashing convictions from the Horizon scandal.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

The Court decided in Mr. Bradlaugh's favor and granted a rule quashing Mr. Vaughan's order, and with this fell the order of the Middlesex magistrates.

From Autobiographical Sketches by Besant, Annie Wood

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