test case

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [test keys]
- /tɛst keɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [test keys]
- /tɛst keɪs/

Definitions of test case words

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

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Origin of test case

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Test case

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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test case popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

test case usage trend in Literature

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