case stated

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noun

law a statement of the facts of a case prepared by one court for the opinion or judgment of another courtAlso called: stated case

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How to use case stated in a sentence

Appeals from police-court decisions can only be made on a case stated by the magistrate whose judgment is appealed against.
The Criminal & the Community|James Devon
Jean Bouchon endeavoured to brave it out, but the patron was appealed to, the case stated, and he was dismissed.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould
In the case stated above, I see first good-will and good-offices in one person; then ill-will and ill-offices in the other.
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals|David Hume
If there be danger in the deviation shown in the case stated, what a state are we all in?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348|Various

A case stated is a statement of facts drawn up by one court for the opinion of another on a point of law.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various