casebook

noun

case·​book ˈkās-ˌbu̇k 

1

: a book containing records of illustrative cases that is used for reference and instruction (as in law or medicine)

2

: a compilation of primary and secondary documents relating to a central topic together with scholarly comment, exercises, and study aids that is designed to serve as a sourcebook for short papers (as in a writing course) or as a point of departure for a research paper

Examples of casebook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reading the casebooks, reading in other archives, but also a sense of reading the cityscape, seeking traces of these lives that had been and gone and yet felt extremely close to me. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Lucia is a largely benevolent force, found in the hospital casebook’s endless descriptive lines. — Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Your name will be in casebooks, and law students, as soon as this fall, will learn your name and about your case. — Cristian Farias, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

Separation of powers is not an abstract doctrine reserved for law school casebooks. — Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for casebook

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
• tillamook
• undertook
• betook
• chapbook
• checkbook
• chinook

Medical Definition

casebook

noun

case·​book ˈkās-ˌbu̇k 

: a book containing medical records of illustrative cases that is used for reference and instruction