Prosecuted in '76 for publishing The Fruits of Philosophy, he succeeded in Quashing the indictment.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
Whether the "Quashing of proceedings" by the inopportune appearance of the servant was agreeable to either party, I leave to wiser heads than mine to determine.
"An Old Sailor's Yarns"
Nathaniel Ames
Posthumous judges, be their decision favorable to the appellant or not, form the proper court for Quashing the verdict of contemporaries.
"The Art of Literature"
Arthur Schopenhauer