| case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
| case study | a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view |
| trespass on the case | an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss, a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case |
lawsuit
suit
case
cause
causa | 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 |
| antitrust case | a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place |
| custody case | a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce) |
test case
test suit | a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent |
wing case
elytron | either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings |
attache case
attache | a shallow and rectangular briefcase |
| case | a portable container for carrying several objects, the musicians left their instrument cases backstage |
case display case
showcase
vitrine | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home |
case pillowcase
slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
case compositor's case
typesetter's case | (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers, for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters |
| case knife sheath knife | a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath |
| case knife | a metal blade with a handle, used as cutlery |
case shot
canister canister shot | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
casing
case | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening, the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced |
| cigarette case | a small flat case for holding cigarettes, can be carried in a purse or a pocket |
dispatch case
dispatch box | case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables |
| document | anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks |
| dressing case | a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling |
gearbox
gear box
gear case | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed |
| glasses case | a case for carrying spectacles |
| gun case | a case for storing a gun |
| letter case | case for carrying letters |
overnighter
overnight bag
overnight case | a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight |
| packing box packing case | a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage |
pencil box
pencil case | a box for holding pencils |
| shell case casing | the housing or outer covering of something, the clock has a walnut case |
toolbox
tool chest
tool cabinet
tool case | a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools |
| trophy case | a case in which to display trophies |
| watch case | the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed |
sheath
case | an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part |
| case | the actual state of things, that was not the case |
precedent
case in point | an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time |
case
grammatical case | nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence |
nominative
nominative case
subject case | the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb |
oblique
oblique case | any grammatical case other than the nominative |
accusative
accusative case
objective case | the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb |
dative
dative case | the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb |
genitive
genitive case
possessive
possessive case | the case expressing ownership |
attributive genitive
attributive genitive case | a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective, an example of the attributive genetive is `John's' in `John's mother' |
vocative
vocative case | the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed |
ablative
ablative case | the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb |
document
written document
papers | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) |
commercial document
commercial instrument | a document of or relating to commerce |
legal document
legal instrument
official document
instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
text file
document | (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters |
| case history | detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment |
historical document
historical paper
historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) |