casebook
Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪsˌbʊk/
The English word “casebook” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
- A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.
adjective
- Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon; a textbook example.
Etymology
From case + book. First use appears c. 1675.
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