cassation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæˈseɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Etymology 1

From French cassation, from Latin cassō (“destroy, annul”).

Noun

cassation (countable and uncountable, plural cassations)

1. The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment.

Synonyms

• quashing

Derived terms

• court of cassation

Translations

the abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment

• Azerbaijani: kassasiya, təmyiz (dated)
• Bulgarian: отменяне (bg) n (otmenjane), анулиране (bg) n (anulirane)
• Dutch: cassatie (nl), verbreking (nl) f
• Esperanto: kasacio
• French: cassation (fr) f
• Galician: casación (gl) f
• Greek: ακύρωση (el) f (akýrosi)
• Indonesian: kasasi (id)
• Italian: cassazione (it) f
• Ottoman Turkish: تمییز (temyiz)
• Polish: kasacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: cassação (pt) f
• Spanish: casación (es) f
• Turkish: temyiz (tr), nakız (tr)

Etymology 2

From German Kassation, from Italian cassazione

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Noun

cassation (plural cassations)

1. (music) A piece of instrumental music of the eighteenth century similar to the serenade, and often performed outdoors.

Anagrams

• tacsonias

French

Etymology

From casser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.sa.sjɔ̃/, /ka.sa.sjɔ̃/ ~ /kɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: cassations

Noun

cassation f (plural cassations)

1. (law) cassation

Derived terms

• cour de cassation

Further reading

• “cassation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.