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test case
noun
- a typical case whose court decision may be interpreted as a precedent for application in future similar cases.
- a legal action taken, sometimes deliberately by agreement of both parties, with a special view to determining the position of the law on some matter, as the constitutionality of a statute.
test case
noun
- a legal action that serves as a precedent in deciding similar succeeding cases
Word History and Origins
Origin of test case1
Example Sentences
The hearing included the test case of Marcus Johnson, 34, from Cwmbran, Torfaen, who bought his first car - a Suzuki Swift - in 2017.
Motorists who bought a car on finance could share in billions of pounds in compensation following a landmark test case.
Virginia teed up this dispute as a test case, and it prevailed.
The Republican National Committee manufactured this dispute as a test case to end the widespread practice of accepting ballots that come in after Election Day, but are postmarked by Election Day.
Then he zeroed in on the stadium’s parking lot, and another one nearby, as a test case to see how fast he could make the VA move.
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