What Is a Quash?

A quash is basically to suppress something, or stop something from happening. Oand it's a strange word, quashes. I mean, it reminds me of the word squashes, when you squeeze something. When you squash something. M and another example, i guess, when there are protests in some countries, the authorities want to quash the protest,. dont they want to suppress or stop that protest, correct? Ok, let's look at your next news headline, please. Nova jokovitch, handed reprieve as he is allowed to leave detention facility. So that handed reprieve given cancellation of a punishment. Ri, so this is a two word expression. First