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casebook

  • /ˈkeɪsˌbʊk/

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From case + book. First use appears c. 1675.

noun casebooks · case-book · case book

  1. US A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
  2. A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.

adjective more casebook · most casebook · case-book · case book

  1. figuratively, uncommon Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon; a textbook example. Her shrink had told her that her own father, as she'd describe him, was practically a casebook example of an anal retentive.

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"casebook." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/casebook. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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casebook. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/casebook

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"casebook." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/casebook.

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@misc{casebook_2026,
  title = {casebook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/casebook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}