Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

motion to quash

A party's request that the court nullify process or an act instituted by the other party, as in seeking to nullify a subpoena.

quash

uh. 1. To annul or make void; to terminate < quash an indictment > < quash proceedings>. 2. To suppress or subdue; to crush out <quash a rebellion>.

quashal

n. The act of quashing something <quashal of the subpoena>.