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cassation

[ ka-sey-shuhn, kuh- ]

noun

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


cassation

/ kæˈseɪʃən /

noun

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

  • cas·sation·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cassation1

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- ( quash ) + -ātus -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cassation1

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin cassātiō, from Late Latin cassāre to cancel, from Latin quassāre to quash
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Example Sentences

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.

The Cour de Cassation decided for a fresh trial by court-martial.

If 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.

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