No. 7,528 in Dutch
cassatiegerecht
A "cassatiegerecht" is a court of cassation, the highest judicial authority that reviews legal decisions for procedural or legal errors.
In a sentence
Het cassatiegerecht in Nederland wordt gevormd door de Hoge Raad.
The court of cassation in the Netherlands is constituted by the Supreme Court.
The word 'cassatiegerecht' is used here to describe the legal institution responsible for handling appeals at the highest judicial level in the Netherlands.
Advocaten dienen beroep in bij het cassatiegerecht na een onjuiste uitspraak in lagere rechtscolleges.
Lawyers file appeals with the court of cassation after an incorrect verdict in lower courts.
In this sentence, 'cassatiegerecht' refers to the court where appeals against lower judicial decisions are lodged.
Het cassatiegerecht beoordeelt alleen of het recht op de juiste manier is toegepast in de voorgaande uitspraak.
The court of cassation only assesses whether the law was applied correctly in the previous ruling.
Here, 'cassatiegerecht' demonstrates its function of reviewing the application of law in prior decisions rather than reevaluating facts.
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