case ending

noun

, Grammar.

1. a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.

Word History and Origins

Origin of case ending¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Gore case ending the disputed 2000 election and handing the election to George W. Bush wrote that state legislatures could take away voters’ rights to vote for president at all in future elections, and assign the electors directly themselves.

From Slate

Agents under Savage aggressively pursued the case, ending in a federal wire fraud indictment of the company’s co-owner in 2017 and, for Tom Girardi, an American Express refund of about $787,000 at a time when he was swimming in debt.

From Los Angeles Times

"This is essentially the argument that Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas accepted in their concurrence in the 2000 Bush v. Gore case, ending the 2000 presidential election and handing it to Bush," notes Hasen.

From Salon

Gore case ending the 2000 election and handing victory to Republican George W. Bush.

From Slate

In Georgia, for instance, the state's population has grown by about 2 million people since the 2013 Supreme Court case ending pre-approval of voting changes, but the number of polling locations has decreased by 10% - a trend that is mirrored in many other southern states previously covered by the Voting Rights Act.

From BBC