: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period
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Sunday said his office's Elder Exploitation Section is already up and running with a caseload of over 30 cases.
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Jessica Guay, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The Defense Department will continue to reassign lawyers to the DOJ consistent with the administration's understanding and interpretation of a legally-viable path to help manage the immigration caseload.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
To balance their regular caseload, Landrum said Moore police detectives passed the baton to the US Marshals, who specialized in tracking criminals across state lines and solving cold cases.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The agency's annual staffing and caseload report shows that, for the second year in a row, the number of DCS caseworkers fell while the number of child welfare cases grew.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Guay, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The Defense Department will continue to reassign lawyers to the DOJ consistent with the administration's understanding and interpretation of a legally-viable path to help manage the immigration caseload.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
To balance their regular caseload, Landrum said Moore police detectives passed the baton to the US Marshals, who specialized in tracking criminals across state lines and solving cold cases.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The agency's annual staffing and caseload report shows that, for the second year in a row, the number of DCS caseworkers fell while the number of child welfare cases grew.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 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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