"cassation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kæˈseɪʃən/ Forms: cassations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From French cassation, from Latin cassō (“destroy, annul”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cassation}} French cassation, {{der|en|la|cassō||destroy, annul}} Latin cassō (“destroy, annul”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cassation (countable and uncountable, plural cassations)
  1. The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: quashing Derived forms: court of cassation Translations (the abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment): kassasiya (Azerbaijani), təmyiz [dated] (Azerbaijani), отменяне (otmenjane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), анулиране (anulirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), cassatie (Dutch), verbreking [feminine] (Dutch), kasacio (Esperanto), cassation [feminine] (French), casación [feminine] (Galician), ακύρωση (akýrosi) [feminine] (Greek), kasasi (Indonesian), cassazione [feminine] (Italian), تمییز (temyiz) (Ottoman Turkish), kasacja [feminine] (Polish), cassação [feminine] (Portuguese), casación [feminine] (Spanish), temyiz (Turkish), nakız (Turkish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kæˈseɪʃən/ Forms: cassations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From German Kassation, from Italian cassazione Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Kassation}} German Kassation, {{der|en|it|cassazione}} Italian cassazione Head templates: {{en-noun}} cassation (plural cassations)
  1. (music) A piece of instrumental music of the eighteenth century similar to the serenade, and often performed outdoors. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-cassation-en-noun-Vs2sfcX~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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