cassation

[ ka-sey-shuhn, kuh- ]

/ kæˈseɪ ʃən, kə- /

noun

annulment; cancellation; reversal.

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

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-ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM cassation

cas·sa·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby cassation

Cassander, Cassandra, cassapanca, cassareep, cassata, cassation, Cassatt, Cassatt, Mary, cassava, Cassegrain telescope, Cassel

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Example sentences from the Web for cassation

The Court of Cassation are now engaged in the trial of persons lately arrested for supposed treasonable plots.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837|Various
On the fall of Robespierre he returned to France, and in 1797 became a member of the court of cassation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Both references to the court of appeal and the court of cassation operate as a stay of execution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
The city is the seat of a court of cassation (for civil cases only), of a court of appeal, besides minor tribunals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

The interpretations of laws demanded by the court of cassation shall be given in the form of a law.
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II|Fleury de Chaboulon.

British Dictionary definitions for cassation

cassation

/ (kæˈseɪʃən) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cassation

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

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单词	cassation
释义	cassation [ ka-sey-shuhn, kuh- ] / kæˈseɪ ʃən, kə- / noun annulment; cancellation; reversal. Music. an 18th-century instrumental suite for outdoor performance, similar to the divertimento and the serenade. 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-ate¹) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM cassation cas·sa·tion·al, adjective Words nearby cassation Cassander, Cassandra, cassapanca, cassareep, cassata, cassation, Cassatt, Cassatt, Mary, cassava, Cassegrain telescope, Cassel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cassation The Court of Cassation are now engaged in the trial of persons lately arrested for supposed treasonable plots. The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837\|Various On the fall of Robespierre he returned to France, and in 1797 became a member of the court of cassation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various Both references to the court of appeal and the court of cassation operate as a stay of execution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5\|Various The city is the seat of a court of cassation (for civil cases only), of a court of appeal, besides minor tribunals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various The interpretations of laws demanded by the court of cassation shall be given in the form of a law. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II\|Fleury de Chaboulon. British Dictionary definitions for cassation cassation / (kæˈseɪʃən) / noun mainly law (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court Word Origin for cassation C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin cassātiō, from Late Latin cassāre to cancel, from Latin quassāre to quash Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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