'Court of cassation' definitions:

Definition of 'Court of cassation'

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  • Cassation \Cas*sa"tion\, n. [F. cassation. See Cass.] The act of annulling. [1913 Webster]
  • A general cassation of their constitutions. --Motley. [1913 Webster]
  • Court of cassation, the highest court of appeal in France, which has power to quash (Casser) or reverse the decisions of the inferior courts. [1913 Webster]