cassation

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kæˈseɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Etymology 1 === From French cassation, from Latin cassō (“destroy, annul”). ==== Noun ==== cassation (countable and uncountable, plural cassations) The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment. ===== Synonyms ===== quashing ===== Derived terms ===== court of cassation ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From German Kassation, from Italian cassazione ==== Noun ==== cassation (plural cassations) (music) A piece of instrumental music of the eighteenth century similar to the serenade, and often performed outdoors. === Anagrams === tacsonias == French == === Etymology === From casser. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.sa.sjɔ̃/ ~ /kɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/ Homophone: cassations === Noun === cassation f (plural cassations) (law) cassation ==== Derived terms ==== cour de cassation ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: cassatie === Further reading === “cassation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012