case
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3.1
- noun
- /keɪs/
- Specialized
:
caso judicial
- Due to insufficient evidence, the prosecutor decided to drop the case.
- a court case
- case law
- file a case
So I decided to to take the case and I did.
- So I decided to to take the case and I did.
- Well, first of all, this case is not against teachers.
- Your boy beat the case, thank God.
- Austin's attempt at modifying the contract in this case was in bad faith.
- All right, This appears to be an actual case that that may be ongoing.
- Looks like this is a case of foul play.
- And the trial judge presiding over that case accepted that as fine.
- The reason he beat the case really was, yeah.
- So after a year of fighting the case, I I took the deal.
- Well, to the Castro thing, why this case is so hard to untangle.
- It, it only became criminal for this case for him, his friend.
Examples
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The lawyer presented a strong argument to support her case in court.
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The English-language newspapers' coverage of the case amounted to checking governmental power during the Emergency.
Academic text (2017) -
That is the international law case that exists today.
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How did this case come across your desk?
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Gentlemen of the court... this case speaks for itself.
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This is a famous case called Buck versus Bell.
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This is the case of the Somerton Man.
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I came to discuss the Taggart case, sir.
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The plaintiff who had won the case proposed a penalty.
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Because of your fine work on the Tagler case I've approved a Captaincy for you.
Synonyms
719
4.8
A person or company brings a claim to court to get a legal decision
425
5.6
A case one person brings against another in court to get a decision
150
8.2
A legal case brought to court for a decision
27
3.5
A court case between two people or groups who disagree about legal rights
Idioms
Compounds
30
3.9
An argument with good evidence and clear reasons that is likely to convince people
12
2.4
A glass cabinet with clear sides that shows and protects things like jewelry or small objects
12
5.2
A legal matter handled by the national government rather than state or local courts
10
4.4
A legal process to decide who will live with and care for a child after parents separate
- Specialized
6
4.1
A detailed written record of a person's past medical and personal information
- Specialized
4
5.6
A legal case against a company or person for breaking laws that keep business competition fair
- Specialized
1
3.7
The amount of work a doctor, lawyer, or agency has from the people they must help in a period
- Specialized
1
6.7
First known person in an outbreak who helps trace where the disease came from
- Archaic
1
9.8
A metal cylinder filled with small balls fired from a cannon to spread them widely
- Informal
1
8.6
A feeling of being tired and not wanting to work at the start of the week
- Specialized
1
7.4
The form words like him or them take when they are objects in a sentence
- Slang
A state when your thinking is slow and unclear after drinking too much alcohol
- Specialized
The part of people who have a disease and die from it, often shown as a percent
- Specialized
Steel with a very hard surface and a softer inside to resist wear
- Slang
A funny phrase for feeling stuck and bored in a long meeting or at home
- Specialized
The percentage of infections that become known as cases
- Offensive
A clear example of someone acting foolish while thinking they are smart
- Specialized
A noun form that shows the person who receives something or benefits from an action
- Formal
A small lockable case for carrying important papers like letters or legal documents
A tropical bean plant with red flowers that grows black beans with white spots you can eat
- Specialized
A noun form in some languages that shows movement away or how something is done
- Specialized
A noun with 's that shows who owns or is closely connected to something
- Specialized
A grammatical form that shows possession or a close relationship, usually shown with 's
- Specialized
Different forms of nouns or pronouns that show their role in a sentence
- Specialized
A word form that shows who something belongs to, for example John's book
A small baked pastry cup that holds creamy fillings like chicken or mushrooms as an appetizer
- Specialized
A small bag on a plant or fungus that holds tiny parts for making new plants
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Case meaning a legal matter comes from Latin casus 'an event' or 'what happened', because a court looks at what happened and decides the problem — that is why a legal matter is called a 'case'.