(Latin: That the writ be quashed.) In practice. The form of the judgment for the defendant on a plea in abatement, where the action was commenced by original writ, (breve.)
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
practice. That the writ be quashed. This is the name of a judgment sometime entered against a plaintiff when he cannot prosecute his writ with effect, in consequence of some allegation on the defendant’s part. The plaintiff, in order to put an end to any further proceeding in the action, enters on the roll cassetur breve, the effect of which is to quash his own writ, which exonerates him from the liability to any future costs, and allows him to sue out new process. A cassetur bill a may be entered with like effect.