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
Harvardmen invented the case system of teaching law, deducing legal principles from cases actually decided in court.
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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