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rest one's case

rest one's case verb: to conclude one's presentation of the evidence during a trial.

Verb

rest one's case (third-person singular simple present rests one's case, present participle resting one's case, simple past and past participle rested one's case)

  1. To conclude one's presentation of the evidence during a trial.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, humorous) To have presented a persuasive argument and established one's position firmly.

Forms of rest one's case

third-person singular presentrests one's case
present participleresting one's case
past participlerested one's case
pastrested one's case

Words formed from rest one's case

Questions about rest one's case

What does rest one's case mean?
Rest one's case means to conclude one's presentation of the evidence during a trial.
What part of speech is rest one's case?
Rest one's case is a verb.
What is the past tense of rest one's case?
The past tense of rest one's case is rested one's case.

Words near rest one's case in the dictionary

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  2. rest of advantage
  3. rest of the UK
  4. rest on
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  7. rest one's soul
  8. rest operator
  9. rest operators
  10. rest parameter
  11. rest parameters

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