Glossary : cassation
Definition 1
French law. A decision which emanates from the sovereign
authority, and by which a sentence or judgment in the last resort is annulled.,
Merl. Rep. h. t. This jurisdiction is now given to the Cour de Cassation.
2. This court is composed of fifty-two judges, including four presidents,
an attorney-general, and six substitutes, bearing the title of advocates
general; a chief clerk, four subordinate clerks, and eight huissiers. Its
jurisdiction extends to the examination and superintendence of the judgments
and decrees of the inferior court, both in civil and criminal cases. It
is divided into three sections, namely, the section des requetes, the section
civile, and the section criminelle. Merl. Rep. mots Cour de Cassation.
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