cas·sa·tion (k -s  sh n)n. Abrogation or annulment by a higher authority. [Middle English cassatioun, from Old French cassation, from Late Latin cass ti , casstin-, from casstus, past participle of cassre, to annul; see quash1.] |
cassation [kæˈseɪʃən]
n
(Law) Chiefly law (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court
[from Old French, from Medieval Latin cassātiō, from Late Latin cassāre to cancel, from Latin quassāre to quash]
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