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   Case

   /kās/

   

   noun

   • 1. an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring: "a case of mistaken identity" Similar instanceoccurrenceoccasionmanifestationdemonstrationexhibitionexpositionexpressionexampleillustrationspecimensampleexemplificationtypeprototype
   • ▪ the situation affecting or relating to a particular person or thing; one's circumstances or position: "I'll make an exception in your case" Similar the situationthe positionthe picturethe state of affairsthe state of playthe lie of the landplightpredicamenteventcontingencycircumstancesconditionsfactshow things standwhat's going oninformal:kettle of fishball gamescorestorysetup
   • ▪ an incident or set of circumstances under police investigation: "a murder case" Similar investigationinquiryexaminationexplorationprobesearchscrutinyscrutinizationstudyinspectioninquestreconnoitringsoundingincidenteventhappeningoccurrenceepisodeproceedingmatteraffairset of circumstances
   • 2. an instance of a disease or problem: "200,000 cases of hepatitis B" Similar patientsick personinvalidsufferervictimclient
   • ▪ a person or their particular problem requiring or receiving medical or welfare attention: "most breast cancer cases were older women"
   • ▪ a person whose situation is regarded as pitiable or as having no chance of improvement: informal "Vicky was a very sad case"
   • ▪ an amusing or eccentric person. informal, dated
   • 3. a legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law: "a libel case" Similar lawsuitactionlegal actionsuitsuit at lawcauselegal causetrialproceedingslegal proceeding(s)judicial proceedingslitigationlegal processlegal disputeindictment
   • ▪ a set of facts or arguments supporting one side in a legal action: "the case for the defense"
   • ▪ a legal action that has been decided and may be cited as a precedent.
   • ▪ a set of facts or arguments supporting one side of a debate or controversy: "the case against tobacco advertising" Similar argumentcontentionreasoninglogicdefensejustificationvindicationapologypolemicstatementpostulationexplanationexpositionthesispresentationproclamationexpoundingclaimpleaappealpetition
   • 4. any of the inflected forms of a noun, adjective, or pronoun that express the semantic relation of the word to other words in the sentence: "the accusative case" Similar inflectionformendingmorphologysemantic relationship
   • ▪ the relation of a grammatical case to other words in the sentence, whether indicated by inflection or not: "English normally expresses case by the use of prepositions"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cas, from Latin casus ‘fall’, related to cadere ‘to fall’; in case1 (sense 4) directly from Latin, translating Greek ptōsis, literally ‘fall’.

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › caseCase - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A case is one particular situation — and it's also a legal term for a court proceeding, and a medical term for the details of one specific patient. Another kind of case is a bag that holds or covers something, like a laptop case or a cellphone case. When case is a verb, it means "to scope out a location for burglarizing it later."

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCASE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. case, instance, example, illustration suggest the existence or occurrence of a particular thing representative of its type. case and instance are closely allied in meaning, as are example and illustration. case is a general word, meaning a fact, occurrence, or situation typical of a class: a case of assault and battery.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCASE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CASE definition: 1. a particular situation or example of something: 2. something that is decided in a court of law…. Learn more.

5. www.britannica.com › dictionary › caseCase Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   CASE meaning: 1 : a situation or occurrence that is an instance or example of something; 2 : a situation that is being investigated or managed by someone (such as a police officer or social worker) in an official way

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcase noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of case noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. case. noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /keɪs/ Idioms. situation. [countable] a particular situation or a situation of a particular type. in… cases In some cases people have had to wait several weeks for an appointment. In most cases the increases have been marginal.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › caseCase - definition of case by The Free Dictionary

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   Define case. case synonyms, case pronunciation, case translation, English dictionary definition of case. n. 1. An instance or occurrence of a particular kind or category: a case of mistaken identity. See Synonyms at example. 2. An occurrence of a disease or...

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › casecase | meaning of case in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   case meaning, definition, what is case: an example of a particular situation or ...: Learn more.