cassation
annulment; cancellation; reversal.
Music. an 18th-century instrumental suite for outdoor performance, similar to the divertimento and the serenade.
Origin of cassation
1Other words from cassation
- cas·sa·tion·al, adjective
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How to use cassation in a sentence
On the fall of Robespierre he returned to France, and in 1797 became a member of the court of cassation.
His subsequent appeal to obtain a reversal of his sentence was rejected by the Court of cassation in 1855.
Lola Montez | Edmund B. d'AuvergneThe Cour de cassation decided for a fresh trial by court-martial.
My Memoirs | Marguerite SteinheilIf it pronounces cassation it remits the case to the hearing of a court of the same order.
The cour de cassation can review the decision of any other tribunal, except administrative courts.
British Dictionary definitions for cassation
/ (kæˈseɪʃən) /
mainly law (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court
Origin of cassation
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