test case

noun

1

: a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent

2

: a proceeding brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute

Examples of test case in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With a population of around 11 million, the UAE is a small but meaningful test case for automating government services at a time when most countries are taking a more cautious approach. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

France has become the leading test case for another strategy, in which legacy networks join with platforms instead of trying to fight them. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

This mission to match Google’s results was almost a perfect test case for Eigen Labs’ approach, says Sam Jaques, an assistant professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization at the University of Waterloo. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2026

The test case is the suddenly ubiquitous Christian Pulisic, our first real superstar, who fans and marketers desperately wanted to raise to the level of a Messi or an Mbappé or a Haaland or a Kane. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for test case

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase

Legal Definition

test case

see also:

case sense 1a