cassation means the abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
cassation is pronounced /kæˈseɪʃən/.
Why “cassation” is a great word
CASSATION — [Noun] The annulment or abrogation of a judicial decision by a higher authority, or an 18th-century instrumental musical piece akin to a serenade. From French cassation, from Latin cassāre ("to annul, destroy, quash"), a frequentative of cassō, from quassō ("to shake, shatter"). Unlike repeal, a legislative revocation of a statute, or divertimento, a light indoor chamber work, cassation is the judicial shattering of a verdict or the structured levity of an open-air performance. It is the gavel-strike that voids a lower court's decree, the brass notes fading from a palace garden at dusk, the final resonance that leaves an edict undone—a formal mercy, a structured dissolution of one order to make room for another.
noun
- The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment.
- A piece of instrumental music of the eighteenth century similar to the serenade, and often performed outdoors.