case note

noun

A note about a case by a doctor, lawyer, therapist, or similar professional.

Meanings

nouncase note (plural case notes)

plural case notes

  1. in pluralA note about a case by a doctor, lawyer, therapist, or similar professional.

    Synonyms: case papers

  2. lawA legal analysis of a case that has been tried.

    A discussion of this question may be found in a case note to Waller v. Ross, 12 L.R.A. (N.S.) 721

    1910, Lawyers' Reports Annotated - Book 24, page 1308
    1 more example

    This case note analyses the High Court's approach to the corporations power in s 51(xx) of the Constitution in Williams v Commonwealth (No 2) (2014) 88 ALJR 701.

    2016, Anna Olijnyk, Case Note: The Corporations Power in Williams (No 2).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA note about a case by a doctor, lawyer, therapist, or similar professional.

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