cassation
1
9.9
- noun
- /kæˈseɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
corte de casación
- Finally, in 2012, the French Court of Cassation reversed the Court of Appeal's judgment and affirmed the decision of the court of first instance with respect to civil liability.
- Court of Cassation
- French Court of Cassation
Examples
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In denying immunity to the FAO, the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation held that "whenever international organizations acted in the private law domain, they placed themselves on the same footing as private persons with whom they had entered into contracts, and thus forewent the right to act as sovereign bodies."
Academic text (2017) -
The Court of Cassation has the authority to review lower court rulings and can overturn them if necessary.
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Appeal and cassation proceedings each require one to two months.
Academic text (2016) -
35. A further appeal by Kokkinakis to the Court of Cassation was rejected.
Academic text (1997) -
However, this judgment was reversed by the Paris Court of Appeal, and this reversal was "confirmed" by the French Court of Cassation.
Academic text (2017) -
In other news, today the Iraqi parliament approved 23 of 24 cassation court judges after Iraqiyya had requested individual voting.
Blog text (18) -
The President and members of the Federal Court of Cassation, Chief Public Prosecutor, and the President of the Judicial Oversight Commission based on a proposal from the Higher Juridical Council, by an absolute majority.
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Initially, it was led by a judge in Benghazi, but he stepped down after only two weeks, according to the head of the Benghazi Cassation Court, Fatma al-Baraghathi, who appointed him.
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Basically, the process of solving a criminal case comprises different stages: institution, investigation, prosecution, adjudication (first instance and appellate trials), and special stage (cassation and reopening procedures).
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In many civil-law countries, the Cassation court serves as the highest appellate court for legal matters.
Synonyms
46
4.5
The top group of judges in a country or state that hears the most important cases and appeals
12
3.2
The highest court in a country or state that reviews lower court decisions
How High
- US
656
3.1
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Formal
18
5.0
12
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
cassation = cass + ation
Although the suffix '-ation' marks a noun of action, the root 'cass' is not a productive or recognizable English base and the term is a specialized legal borrowing, so learners cannot derive the meaning from known English morphemes.
Etymology
Cassation comes from the French verb casser 'to break', and from Latin cassare 'to make void'. So a cassation court is like a place that can 'break' or cancel lower-court decisions, which is why it is the highest review court.