case system

noun

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

First recorded in 1885–90

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

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

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

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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