leading case

noun

A reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.

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Meanings

nounleading case (plural leading cases)

plural leading cases

  1. AustraliaCanadaCommonwealthUKlawA reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.

    It is remarkable , that in the leading case cited as the foundation of the whole doctrine

    1857, Austin Abbott, Reports of Practice Cases

    Synonyms: landmark case

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.

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Translations

French arrêt de principe
  • arrêt de principereported decision regarded as precedent
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APA

leading case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leading%20case

MLA

“leading case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leading%20case. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leading case,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leading%20case.

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