"court of cassation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: courts of cassation [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|cour de cassation}} Calque of French cour de cassation Head templates: {{en-noun|courts of cassation}} court of cassation (plural courts of cassation)
  1. (law) In many legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is asked to squash a verdict but then refers the case back for a new court case at the previous level. Wikipedia link: court of cassation Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: court of last resort Translations (the highest court of appeal): الْمَحْكَمَة الْعُلْيَا (alt: al-maḥkama(t) al-ʕulyā) (Arabic), مَحْكَمَة التَّمْيِيزِ (alt: maḥkama(t) at-tamyīzi) [feminine] (Arabic), مَحْكَمَة النَّقْضِ (alt: maḥkama(t) an-naqḍi) [feminine] (Arabic), Върховен касационен съд (Vǎrhoven kasacionen sǎd) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 翻案法院 (fān'àn fǎyuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Hof van Cassatie [neuter] (Dutch), verbrekingshof [neuter] (Dutch), Cour de cassation [feminine] (French), cour de cassation [feminine] (French), Kassationshof [masculine] (German), Άρειος Πάγος (Áreios Págos) [masculine] (Greek), corte suprema di cassazione [feminine] (Italian), 破毀院 (hakiin) (alt: はきいん) (Japanese), corte de cassação [feminine] (Portuguese), Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție [feminine] (Romanian), кассацио́нный суд (kassaciónnyj sud) [masculine] (Russian), corte de casación [feminine] (Spanish), kassationsdomstol [common-gender] (Swedish), Yargıtay (Turkish)

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