case system
noun
: a system of teaching law in which instruction is chiefly on the basis of leading or selected cases as primary authorities instead of from textbooks
called also case method
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“Case system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20system. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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