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TEST CASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent
Synonyms:
test case; test suit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("test case" is a kind of...):
action; action at law; legal action (a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)