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Test case   /tɛst keɪs/   Listen
Test case

noun
1.
A representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent.  Synonym: test suit.





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"Test case" Quotes from Famous Books



... action of trespass. Damages were rated at most exorbitant figures, and it became clear that the misdeeds of the enemy were about to be made the excuse for a carnival of spoliation, when all at once the test case of Rutgers v. Waddington brought upon the scene a sturdy defender of order, an advocate who was soon to become one of the foremost personages ...
— The Critical Period of American History • John Fiske
... Hamburg, is seized by British at Falmouth, and a prize court will pass upon question whether food destined only for German civilians can go through in neutral bottoms; it is generally understood that the Wilhelmina shipment was made as a test case; German submarines, driven into Norwegian ports by storm, are forced to ...
— New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 - April-September, 1915 • Various


Words linked to "Test case" :   action at law, action, legal action, test suit, law, jurisprudence


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