case system

noun

1. a method of teaching or studying law that focuses on analysis and discussion of cases.

Word History and Origins

Origin of case system¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The case system is practically intact but it is evidently moving towards further disintegration.

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The case system was not extensive enough to express even the commonest relations.

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The administration of relief was put upon a discriminating “case system.”

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The case system is elaborate and generally comprises twelve or fifteen forms.

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