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 Words From

• cas·sation·al 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

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

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His subsequent appeal to obtain a reversal of his sentence was rejected by the Court of Cassation in 1855.

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

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If it pronounces cassation it remits the case to the hearing of a court of the same order.

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The cour de cassation can review the decision of any other tribunal, except administrative courts.

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