case ending

American  

noun

Grammar.

1. a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.

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Etymology

Origin of case ending

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Greenpeace, which vowed to appeal, said last month it could be forced into bankruptcy because of the case, ending over 50 years of activism.

From BBC

Agents under Savage aggressively pursued the case, ending in a federal wire fraud indictment of the company’s co-owner in 2017 and, for Tom Girardi, an American Express refund of about $787,000 at a time when he was swimming in debt.

From Los Angeles Times

He described the history of the case, ending with the ruling from the three-judge panel of the appeals court.

From New York Times

A federal appeals court last week ordered the judge to dismiss the case, ending a legal drama that had meandered through the federal courts since 2017.

From Washington Times

“They urged Sullivan to dismiss the case, ending Flynn’s legal jeopardy. They also asked him to dismiss Flynn’s charge ‘without irrelevant or personal comment’.”

From The Guardian