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

Other Word Forms

• cassational adjective

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

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

Example Sentences

They were echoing Rémy Heitz, the prosecutor general at the Court of Cassation - the highest court in France - who said earlier on Tuesday that there had been "very personalised attacks" and threats against the three judges who had determined Monday's verdicts.

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The Court of Cassation, France's highest court, later dismissed her appeal without explanation.

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If convicted, Salvini has said he will appeal against the verdict "all the way to the Supreme Court of Cassation" – Italy's highest court.

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Speaking after Wednesday's verdict by the Cour de Cassation, Sarkozy's lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, said his client would comply with the conviction terms.

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Wednesday's ruling by the Cour de Cassation means that Sarkozy - who was in power from 2007 to 2012 - must now wear an electronic monitoring bracelet for a year.

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