English Dictionary

court of cassation

名詞

(law) In many legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is asked to squash a verdict but then refers the case back for a new court case at the previous level.

日本語の意味

（法律用語）手続上の最高控訴裁判所。下級裁判所の判決に対して、破棄（cassation）の決定を下し、事件を再審のために前段階の裁判所に差し戻す役割を持つ裁判所。

The defendant's lawyers appealed to the court of cassation, hoping it would quash the verdict and send the case back for a retrial.

被告側の弁護士は、判決を破棄して差し戻し、再審理を命じることができる最高上訴裁判所に上告した。

意味（1）

(law) In many legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is asked to squash a verdict but then refers the case back for a new court case at the previous level.

courts of cassation （ plural ）