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case files

case files is the plural of case file.

Meaning of case file

Noun

case file (plural case files)

  1. 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

Questions about case files

What is case files the plural of?
Case files is the plural of case file.

Words near case files in the dictionary

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