: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period
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We have a heavy caseload today.
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Newsom hedges his bets by portraying the budget as a placeholder that covers little more than spending increases driven by law, inflation and caseload until more revenue data are received.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
The order was part of a routine process the state’s highest civil court uses to balance caseloads among the state’s 14 regional intermediate appeals courts.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Newsom hedges his bets by portraying the budget as a placeholder that covers little more than spending increases driven by law, inflation and caseload until more revenue data are received.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
That means the agency failed to meet caseload standards required under state law, which isn't new for the agency.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
The order was part of a routine process the state’s highest civil court uses to balance caseloads among the state’s 14 regional intermediate appeals courts.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Newsom hedges his bets by portraying the budget as a placeholder that covers little more than spending increases driven by law, inflation and caseload until more revenue data are received.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
That means the agency failed to meet caseload standards required under state law, which isn't new for the agency.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Caseload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caseload. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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caseload
noun
case·load
ˈkās-ˌlōd 
: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period
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