Dictionary

court of cassation en · NOUN

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.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Synonyms

court of last resort

Translations (16)

de Kassationshof (the highest court of appeal) · ar مَحْكَمَة التَّمْيِيزِ (the highest court of appeal) · pt corte de cassação (the highest court of appeal) · fr cour de cassation (the highest court of appeal) · ro curte de casație (the highest court of appeal) · ar مَحْكَمَة النَّقْضِ (the highest court of appeal) · ja 破毀院 (the highest court of appeal) · nl verbrekingshof (the highest court of appeal) · el ακυρωτικό δικαστήριο (the highest court of appeal) · sv kassationsdomstol (the highest court of appeal) · nl Hof van Cassatie (the highest court of appeal) · it corte di cassazione (the highest court of appeal) · ota محكمۀ تمییز (the highest court of appeal) · es corte de casación (the highest court of appeal) · cmn 翻案法院 (the highest court of appeal) · ru кассацио́нный суд (the highest court of appeal)