Law Dictionary

quash

French quasser, to break. Latin quassare, to shatter. To make void or abate. A plea in abatement prays that the writ or declaration be quashed; cassetur breve. The ground for exercising the summary power of quashing writs is to clear the record of irregular, void, or defective proceedings. Not being a matter or right, but of privilege, the motion will not be received when presented at an unreasonable time, as, after issue joined on a plea of not guilty. Richards v. Commwealth,

Source : William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893)

Language : English

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