cassation

Noun

cas=sa=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

cassation, n. [F. cassation. See Cass.].

The act of annulling. [1913 Webster]

"A general cassation of their constitutions." [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.

cassation, n. Mus. an informal instrumental composition of the 18th c., similar to a divertimento and orig. often for outdoor performance.

Etymology

It. cassazione