Associations to the word «Casebook»

Wiktionary

CASEBOOK, noun. A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.
CASEBOOK, noun. (legal) A kind of book, used predominantly in United States law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.

Dictionary definition

CASEBOOK, noun. A book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work.
CASEBOOK, adjective. According to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example".

Wise words

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