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make a case

make a case verb: to argue for a set of facts or arguments in support of one side in a legal case.

Verb

make a case (third-person singular simple present makes a case, present participle making a case, simple past and past participle made a case)

  1. (idiomatic) To argue for a set of facts or arguments in support of one side in a legal case.
  2. Synonym of make a case for.
    Synonyms:
    make a case for

Synonyms of make a case

Forms of make a case

third-person singular presentmakes a case
present participlemaking a case
past participlemade a case
pastmade a case

Questions about make a case

What does make a case mean?
Make a case means to argue for a set of facts or arguments in support of one side in a legal case.
What part of speech is make a case?
Make a case is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a case?
The past tense of make a case is made a case.

Words near make a case in the dictionary

  1. make a bolt for it
  2. make a book
  3. make a break for it
  4. make a career of
  5. make a career out of
  6. make a case
  7. make a case for
  8. make a cat laugh
  9. make a clean breast
  10. make a dash for it
  11. make a day of it

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