test case

noun

a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent

• Syn: ↑test suit

• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence

• Hypernyms: ↑legal action, ↑action, ↑action at law

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noun

1. : a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent for decisions in future or pending cases involving similar points of law

2. : a proceeding usually in the form of a suit for injunction brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute

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1. a typical case whose court decision may be interpreted as a precedent for application in future similar cases.

2. a legal action taken, sometimes deliberately by agreement of both parties, with a special view to determining the position of the law on some matter, as the constitutionality of a statute.

[1890-95]

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test case noun

A law case that acts as a precedent and may settle similar questions about the same point of law in the future

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Main Entry: ↑test

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test case UK US noun [countable] [singular test case plural test cases]

a legal case whose result will be used as a model for similar cases in the future

Thesaurus: court cases and legal processes_hyponym

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test case,

a legal case whose outcome may set a precedent or test the constitutionality of a statute: »

He had been one of the most active in pushing a test case that established the right of Negroes to vote in the Georgia primaries (New Yorker).

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n. Law a case that sets a precedent for other cases involving the same question of law

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noun, pl ⋯ cases [count]

law : a legal case that will be used as an example when other similar cases are decided in the future

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ˈtest case [test case test cases] noun

a legal case or other situation whose result will be used as an example when decisions are being made on similar cases in the future