cassation

American  

[ka-sey-shuhn, kuh-] / kæˈseɪ ʃən, kə- /

noun

1. annulment; cancellation; reversal.

2. Music. an 18th-century instrumental suite for outdoor performance, similar to the divertimento and the serenade.

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cassation British  

/ kæˈseɪʃən /

noun

1. law (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court

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Other Word Forms

• cassational
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of cassation

1375–1425; late Middle English cassacio ( u ) n < Medieval Latin cassātiōn- (stem of cassātiō ), equivalent to Late Latin cassāt ( us ) past participle of cassāre to annul ( cass- variant of Latin quass- ( see quash) + -ātus -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

“An appeal, cassation and the Supreme Court are ahead, we will fight on,” Usmanova wrote.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

But after France’s highest court, the Cour de cassation, ordered the appeals court to review its judgment, the lower court reversed course on Wednesday.

From New York Times • May 18, 2022

Francis Clarysse, a Ghent prosecutor, told The Associated Press that the prosecution now has 24 hours to decide whether to appeal the decision to Belgium’s highest court, the court of cassation.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2022

Sawan was removed from the investigation by the court of cassation after a request by Khalil and Zeaiter, two of the former ministers he charged.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2021

On the fall of Robespierre he returned to France, and in 1797 became a member of the court of cassation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various