• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"
• a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument Cases backstage"
• a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowCase"
• the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
• the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut Case"
• an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
• the actual state of things; "that was not the Case"
• nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
• a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his Case clearly"
• a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the Case of the missing heir"
• an occurrence of something; "it was a Case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
• a person requiring professional services; "a typical Case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental Case"
• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the Cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
• the quantity contained in a Case
• a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which Case the picnic will be canceled"
• a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a Case of the jitters"
• enclose in, or as if in, a Case; "my feet were enCased in mud"
• look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men Cased the housed"

'Case' in other languages