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test case — see case 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. test case … Law dictionary
test case — ➔ case * * * test case UK US noun [C] LAW ► a case in a court of law or another situation that will be used as an example when other similar cases are considered in the future: be/serve as a test case (to do sth) »The trial is a test case to… … Financial and business terms
test case — test cases N COUNT A test case is a legal case which becomes an example for deciding other similar cases … English dictionary
test case — test′ case n. 1) law a case that serves afterward as a precedent for similar cases 2) law a suit used to test a legal principle, the constitutionality of a statute, etc • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
test case — n. Law 1. a case that, after its determination, is likely to be used as a precedent ☆ 2. a case entered into with the intention of testing the constitutionality of a particular law … English World dictionary
test case — n a legal case that establishes a particular principle, that is then used as a standard which other similar cases can be judged against … Dictionary of contemporary English
test case — test ,case noun count a legal case whose result will be used as a model for similar cases in the future … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
test case — ► NOUN Law ▪ a case setting a precedent for other cases … English terms dictionary
Test case — A test case in software engineering is a set of conditions or variables under which a tester will determine if a requirement or use case upon an application is partially or fully satisfied. It may take many test cases to determine that a… … Wikipedia
test case — noun a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent • Syn: ↑test suit • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑legal action, ↑action, ↑action at law … Useful english dictionary
test case — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms test case : singular test case plural test cases a legal case whose result will be used as a model for similar cases in the future … English dictionary
