special case

British

noun

law an agreed written statement of facts submitted by litigants to a court for a decision on a point of law

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special case

The industry in Northern Ireland is making the argument that it has a special case due to direct competition with businesses in the Republic.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

"But this turned into a special case that required focused efforts and expertise of several different individuals. This was a complex mystery that required morphological, genetic, deep-sea and bioinformatics expertise to solve."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026

SpaceX is proving to be a special case, though, with a top-10 U.S. stock market valuation right out of the gate.

From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026

But Texas is a special case — and Talarico could prove a singular candidate.

From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2026

Ever since the first grade, she had forced her teachers to make a special case of her.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

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