Meaning

noun an occurrence of something

noun a special set of circumstances

noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

originFrom Middle English case, from Old Northern French casse (compare Old French chasse (“box, chest, case”)), from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), from capiō (“to take, seize, hold”). Doublet of cash, chase, and chasse. Compare Spanish caja, Asturian caxa, Portuguese caixa.

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