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
Word History
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
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“Case system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20system. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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