case system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of case system
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2018
"There is no proof that the safety case system would be better than California's current system."
From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2014
"The CSB's safety case system falls short in this case," Bresland said.
From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2014
He established the case system of instruction, designed to ground students solidly in the practical, day-to-day problems of big corporations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Good results have been obtained by using the "case system," now common in the teaching of law—that is, by starting with a specific fact or situation as a basis for developing principles.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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