court of cassation
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
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Origin
- Calque of French cour de cassation, from cour + de + cassation, from the verb casser, indicating the power of such a court to quash the ruling of the court below.
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