case system

noun

1. a method of teaching or studying law that focuses on analysis and discussion of cases.

Word History and Origins

Origin of case system¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Homeland Security last week finalized a new asylum case system that takes initial case decisions from immigration judges and turns them over to U.S.

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I’ve also spent some time with the Z Flip and LG’s dual-screen case system with its Velvet smartphone.

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In “Cases, or an Orderly Anarchy of Words,” Marcolongo writes eloquently, “Capable of indicating the exact function of words without ambiguities, the ancient Greek case system makes for a formidable spectacle: word order doesn’t follow a logical pattern but an expressive and, therefore, personal pattern.”

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He actually wrote “Dictator” a few years ago, then sat on the material in case System managed to come together to make a record; when that didn’t happen, he decided to release the project as an album by Scars on Broadway, with a cover depicting a brutish figure with a conspicuously fluffy haircut.

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The FBI has a case system in which every document that goes into a file is “serialized” based on the date it was added—in other words, you can’t backdate fake documents and insert them.

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