casebook
A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal…A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
Meaning
2 senses(US)A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.
- a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work
Origin
From case + book. First use appears c. 1675.From case + book. First use appears c. 1675.
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