cassation

The court of cassation reviews the lower court's decision.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Legal annulment: "cassation" refers to the act of quashing or annulling a legal decision or judgment, particularly by a higher court.
   • A legal procedure: In some legal systems, "cassation" is a process by which a higher court reviews and overturns a lower court's ruling without substituting its own decision.

Usage Examples

• (The higher court annulled the previous judgment.)
• (The legal procedure of annulment is used in certain jurisdictions.)

Advanced Usage

• "Court of Cassation": a specific high-level court that specializes in reviewing and potentially annulling decisions from lower courts.
  • The Court of Cassation in France is the highest court for civil and criminal cases. (It has the authority to quash rulings.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cassation (adj): relating to the act of annulment, often used in legal contexts.
  • The cassation appeal was filed within the legal deadline. (The appeal for annulment was submitted on time.)

Synonyms

• Annulment: the formal declaration that a legal decision is invalid.
• Quashing: the act of rejecting or nullifying a legal order or verdict.

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