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a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
2.
an occurrence of something
it was a case of bad judgment
3.
a special set of circumstances
it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
4.
a problem requiring investigation
Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
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the actual state of things
that was not the case
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a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
he stated his case clearly
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a portable container for carrying several objects
the musicians left their instrument cases backstage
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a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
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a person requiring professional services
a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
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the quantity contained in a case
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a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
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a specific state of mind that is temporary
a case of the jitters
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nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
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the housing or outer covering of something
the clock has a walnut case
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a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
a mental case
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an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
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the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
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bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
'case' - used as a verb
19.
look over, usually with the intention to rob
They men cased the housed
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enclose in, or as if in, a case
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derived forms
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1. Case / Plural
cases
2. Case / Past
cased
3. Case / Third Person
cases
4. Case / Present Participle
casing
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