English Explanatory Dictionary

court of cassation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In several legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is empowered to quash a verdict but then refers the case back for a new trial at the previous level.

Word forms

court of cassation courts of cassation

Etymology

Calque of French cour de cassation, from cour (“court”) + de (“of”) + cassation, from the verb casser (“to break”), indicating the power of such a court to quash the ruling of the court below.

Synonyms

court of last resort
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