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test case
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In civil proceedings, a case brought to test a principle of law that, once established, can be applied in other cases. When there are a number of claimants with similar claims, a test case may be brought by one of them, after which the remainder of the claims may be settled out of court on the same basis. Compare representative claim.
From: test case in A Dictionary of Law »
Subjects: Law
