different between cessation vs cassation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cess?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /s??se???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

cessation (countable and uncountable, plural cessations)

1. (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

   • it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition

   • 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI

     The day […] was […] yearly observ'd for a festival Day by cessation from Labour.

Synonyms

• (temporary): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
• (final): close, endpoint, terminus; see also Thesaurus:finish

Translations

Anagrams

• canoeists, sonicates

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cess?ti?. Morphologically, from cesser +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.sa.sj??/

Noun

cessation f (plural cessations)

1. cessation

Further reading

• “cessation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæ?se???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Etymology 1

From French cassation, from Latin cass? (“destroy, annul”)

Noun

cassation (countable and uncountable, plural cassations)

1. The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment.

Synonyms

• quashing

Derived terms

• court of cassation

Translations

Etymology 2

From German Kassation, from Italian cassazione

Noun

cassation (plural cassations)

1. (music) A piece of instrumental music of the eighteenth century similar to the serenade, and often performed outdoors.

Anagrams

• tacsonias

French

Etymology

From casser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.sa.sj??/
• Homophone: cassations

Noun

cassation f (plural cassations)

1. (law) cassation

Further reading

• “cassation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).