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as the case may be

as the case may be phrase: as is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.

Phrase

as the case may be

  1. As is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.
    • The Inspector shall convene a special meeting of the district panchayat or panchayat union council or village panchayat, as the case may be, and place the resignation notice for information within fifteen days from the date of receipt of resignation notice before the district panchayat or panchayat...2007, Ganapathy Palanithurai, A Handbook for Panchayati Raj Administration (Tamil Nadu), page 100

as the case may be meaning in Tamil

as the case may be in Tamil

நிலைக்கேற்ப, நேர்வுக்கேற்ப

Questions about as the case may be

What does as the case may be mean?
As the case may be means as is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.
What is as the case may be in Tamil?
As the case may be in Tamil is நிலைக்கேற்ப, நேர்வுக்கேற்ப. See As the case may be meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is as the case may be?
As the case may be is a phrase.

Words near as the case may be in the dictionary

  1. as such
  2. as sure as eggs are eggs
  3. as sure as eggs is eggs
  4. as the actress said to the bishop
  5. as the bishop said to the actress
  6. as the case may be
  7. as the crow flies
  8. as the day is long
  9. as the fella said
  10. as the fella says
  11. as the gull flies

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