court of cassation

English

Etymology

Calque of French cour de cassation, from cour (“court”) + de (“of”) + cassation, from the verb casser (“to break”), indicating the power of such a court to quash the ruling of the court below.

Noun

court of cassation (plural courts of cassation)

(law) In many legal systems, the highest court of appeal.

Synonyms

court of last resort

Translations

the highest court of appeal

Arabic: الْمَحْكَمَة الْعُلْيَا‎ (al-maḥkama(t) al-ʿulyā), مَحْكَمَة التَّمْيِيزِ‎ f (maḥkama(t) at-tamyīzi), مَحْكَمَة النَّقْضِ‎ f (maḥkama(t) an-naqḍi)
Bulgarian: Върховен касационен съд m (Vǎrhoven kasacionen sǎd)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 翻案法院 (fān'àn fǎyuàn)
Dutch: Hof van Cassatie n
French: Cour de cassation f, cour de cassation f
German: Kassationshof m
Greek: Άρειος Πάγος (el) m (Áreios Págos)

Italian: corte suprema di cassazione f
Japanese: 破毀院 (はきいん, hakiin)
Portuguese: corte de cassação f
Romanian: Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție f
Russian: кассацио́нный суд m (kassaciónnyj sud)
Spanish: corte de casación f
Swedish: kassationsdomstol (sv) c
Turkish: Yargıtay (tr)

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