: 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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Business is booming — so much so that Timms, who works alone, cannot handle the caseload and has passed some jobs to rival pest controllers.
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Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Judiciary won’t give up on more judgeships The federal judiciary isn’t giving up on its ask that Congress add more judgeships to address growing caseloads.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
With an annual budget of $9 billion, ICE's roughly 6,000 enforcement and removal officers manage a caseload of more than 7 million noncitizens – including more than 662,000 with criminal convictions or charges.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
It’s opposed by the California District Attorneys Association, which argued that if caseloads are lowered or compensation increased for contract defense lawyers, the same should be true for public defenders and district attorneys.
—Robert Greene, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Judiciary won’t give up on more judgeships The federal judiciary isn’t giving up on its ask that Congress add more judgeships to address growing caseloads.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
With an annual budget of $9 billion, ICE's roughly 6,000 enforcement and removal officers manage a caseload of more than 7 million noncitizens – including more than 662,000 with criminal convictions or charges.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
It’s opposed by the California District Attorneys Association, which argued that if caseloads are lowered or compensation increased for contract defense lawyers, the same should be true for public defenders and district attorneys.
—Robert Greene, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
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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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