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case Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
special
set
of
circumstances
; "
in
that
event
,
the
first
possibility
is
excluded
"; "
it
may
rain
in
which
case
the
picnic
will
be
canceled
"
(n)
a
problem
requiring
investigation
; "
Perry
Mason
solved
the
case
of
the
missing
heir
"
(n)
the
actual
state
of
things
; "
that
was
not
the
case
"
(n)
a
statement
of
facts
and
reasons
used
to
support
an
argument
; "
he
stated
his
case
clearly
"
(n)
a
portable
container
for
carrying
several
objects
; "
the
musicians
left
their
instrument
cases
backstage
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
person
requiring
professional
services
; "
a
typical
case
was
the
suburban
housewife
described
by
a
marriage
counselor
"
(n)
the
quantity
contained
in
a
case
(n)
a
glass
container
used
to
store
and
display
items
in
a
shop
or
museum
or
home
(n)
a
specific
state
of
mind
that
is
temporary
; "
a
case
of
the
jitters
"
(n)
nouns
or
pronouns
or
adjectives
(
often
marked
by
inflection
)
related
in
some
way
to
other
words
in
a
sentence
(n)
the
housing
or
outer
covering
of
something
; "
the
clock
has
a
walnut
case
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
an
enveloping
structure
or
covering
enclosing
an
animal
or
plant
organ
or
part
(n)
the
enclosing
frame
around
a
door
or
window
opening
; "
the
casings
had
rotted
away
and
had
to
be
replaced
"
(n)
bed
linen
consisting
of
a
cover
for
a
pillow
; "
the
burglar
carried
his
loot
in
a
pillowcase
"
(v)
look
over
,
usually
with
the
intention
to
rob
; "
They
men
cased
the
housed
"
(v)
enclose
in
,
or
as
if
in
,
a
case
; "
my
feet
were
encased
in
mud
"
case Synonyms
case
caseful
casing
causa
cause
character
display case
eccentric
encase
event
example
grammatical case
guinea pig
incase
instance
lawsuit
pillow slip
pillowcase
sheath
shell
showcase
slip
subject
suit
type
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