casebook
noun
- reference book of legal cases
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪsˌbʊk/
adj
Etymology: From case + book. First use appears c. 1675.
- Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon; a textbook example.
“Her shrink had told her that her own father, as she'd describe him, was practically a casebook example of an anal retentive.”
noun
Etymology: From case + book. First use appears c. 1675.
- A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
- A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.