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  1. noun An instance of something; an occurrence; an example: a case of mistaken identity. See Synonyms at example.
  2. noun An occurrence of a disease or disorder: a mild case of flu.
  3. noun A set of circumstances or a state of affairs; a situation: It may rain, in which case the hike will be canceled.

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  • "(In) a public corruption case, particularly a serious public corruption case, the decision whether or not to take action is overseen by a number of people at levels, whether it be the assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal division, the deputy attorney general, ultimately, the attorney general, to assure that the case is appropriately brought," —  Top Stories from CQ
  • The Caption: The first part of the case is the title of the case, known as the "caption." —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Despite the appearance of just being a hard case, this case is actually a clear warning shot about a long-term problem which is people using in vitro fertilization as an alternative to giving children a reasonably stable family life based on having both a mother and father in their lives (especially ones that are married). —  Code Monkey Ramblings
  • Still, a court order bars the national group from transferring assets or duties from the state group as the case is being argued. —  WCAX - Local News
  • As instructive as the case was about state sponsorship of terrorism, so, too, was the aftermath. —  Writings from the Middle East Forum and Middle East Quarterly.
 

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  1. Middle English cas, from Old French, from Latin cāsus, from past participle of cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Middle English, from Norman French casse, from Latin capsa.

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  1. from Middle English cas, caas, case, from Old French cas, French cas = Provencal cas = Portuguese Spanish Italian caso, circumstance, event, hap, chance, from Latin casus (casu-), a falling, change, event, accident, misfortune, from cadere, past participle casus, fall (later also cadent, cadence, chance, accident, etc.): see cadent.
  2. from case, n.
  3. from Middle English casse, kace = Dutch kas = German kasse = Swedish kassa = Danish kasse, from Old French casse (French casse, a chase, caisse, a case, also chásse, a chase, shrine) = Provencal cayssa, caissa = Catalan capsa = Spanish caja, obsolete caxa = Portuguese caixa, obsolete caxa = Italian cassa, from Latin capsa, a chest, box, receptacle, from capere, receive, contain, hold: see capable, capacious. The same word, in later forms, appears as cash and chase.
 

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