case system

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of case system

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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

From The Verge

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.”

From The New Yorker

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Slate

They ignored curves—a decision Morin says was necessary to compare standardized orientations across all the scripts—and only looked at both uppercase and lowercase letters in languages that have a case system.

From Science Magazine