casework
Any type of work done on an individual case, such as a legal case or a client case in…Any type of work done on an individual case, such as a legal case or a client case in social services.
US/kˈeɪswˌɝk/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Any type of work done on an individual case, such as a legal case or a client case in social services.
Most of her time is spent on casework, rather than research.
Any type of work done on an individual case, such as a legal case or a client case in social services.
(UK, uncountable)The work of an MP or other politician to help or advocate for constituents who have problems.
(uncountable)Boxlike or box-shaped woodwork or manufactured, boxed furniture.
More definitions
- close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment
Origin
From case + work.From case + work.
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsDerivedcaseworker
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable