court of cassation
court of cassation court of cassation, the highest court of appeal in france, which has power to quash (casser) or reverse the decisions of the inferior courts... see also cassation | ||||
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Court of cassation
In various countries, there exist courts of cassation, which review and possibly overturn previous rulings made by lower courts. They are roughly equivalent to the Supreme Court of the United States.
- In Armenia, the Court of Cassation
- In Belgium, the Court of Cassation (Hof van Cassatie in Dutch, Cour de cassation in French)
- In Estonia, the Supreme Court
- In France, the Cour de cassation
- In Greece, the Areios Pagos
- In Italy, the Corte di Cassazione
- In the Netherlands, the Hoge Raad
- In Romania, the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie in Romanian)
- In Senegal, the Cour de cassation
- In Tunisia, the Court of Cassation
- In Turkey, the High Court of Appeals of Turkey (Yargıtay)
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