ALL meanings of test case
test case
T t - noun test case a typical case whose court decision may be interpreted as a precedent for application in future similar cases. 1
- noun test case 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. 1
- noun test case court case that sets a precedent 1
- countable noun test case A test case is a legal case which becomes an example for deciding other similar cases. 0
- noun test case a legal action that serves as a precedent in deciding similar succeeding cases 0
- noun test case a case that, after its determination, is likely to be used as a precedent 0
- noun test case a case entered into with the intention of testing the constitutionality of a particular law 0