case file
case file noun: a file detailing a legal or medical case.
Noun
case file (plural case files)
- A file detailing a legal or medical case.
- All the correspondence regarding the case can also be filed directly in the case file, thus making it possible to have a complete history of the case at hand whenever the case is being looked up.1896, New York. State School, Rome, Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Rome State Custodial Asylum At Rome, N.Y., Issues 1-12, page 62
- he had gone into the case, seen the case file, and knew that the coroner and police investigations had identified the drowned child of so many years age as her son.1957, Gwendoline Butler, Coffin on the Water, page 62
Forms of case file
| plural | case files |
|---|---|
| alternative form | casefile |
Origin of case file
From case + file.
Questions about case file
- What does case file mean?
- Case file means a file detailing a legal or medical case.
- What part of speech is case file?
- Case file is a noun.
- What is the plural of case file?
- The plural of case file is case files.
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