Clearance and Quashing

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Clearance noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

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Quashing is an antonym for clearance.

Nearby Words: cleared, clearing

Quashing noun - The doing away with something by formal action.

Usage example: the defense's latest call for the quashing of the indictment failed, just as the previous ones had

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Clearance is an antonym for quashing.

Nearby Words: quash, quashed

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