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lawsuit: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" event: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir" the actual state of things; "that was not the case" a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly" a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" subject: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor" the quantity contained in a case a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters" nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence shell: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" character: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" sheath: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part casing: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed" encase: enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
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| case history |
detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment
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| case law |
common law: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States" (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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| casebook |
a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example"
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| caseworm |
insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body
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