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stated case — ➔ case * * * stated case UK }} US }} noun [C or U] LAW ► CASE STATED(Cf. ↑case stated) … Financial and business terms
stated case — noun : case stated … Useful english dictionary
case stated — UK US noun [C or U] (also stated case) ► LAW a legal case (= a matter that is decided in a court of law) that is used to influence the judgment in another case that is being appealed (= someone is trying to change a previous decision): by way of… … Financial and business terms
case — 1 n [Latin casus accident, event, set of circumstances, literally, act of falling] 1 a: a civil or criminal suit or action the judicial power shall extend to all case s, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution U.S. Constitution art.… … Law dictionary
case stated — case stat·ed n: a statement agreed upon by the parties to a lawsuit that sets forth the facts of the case and the parties request for a judgment by the court based on those facts Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. case… … Law dictionary
case — [keɪs] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a large box or container in which things can be stored or moved: • packing cases full of equipment case of • a case of 10,000 cigarettes and several cases of spirits see also … Financial and business terms
Case stated — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Case Stated — is legal function available in England and Wales to review a magistrates court decision on a point of law. Any person who is party to proceedings before a magistrates court may question the proceedings on the basis that the justices erred in law … Wikipedia
Case Corporation — (formerly J.I. Case Company) was a manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. In 1999 it merged with New Holland to form CNH Global. The name Case lives on in two brands of the company: * Under the Case CE (for Construction… … Wikipedia
Case — Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
