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cassation

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English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kæˈseɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Etymology 1

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

Noun

cassation (countable and uncountable, plural cassations)

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)

(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)

(law) cassation

Derived terms

cour de cassation

Descendants

→ Dutch: cassatie

Further reading

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

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