Test case (law)
In
case law , a Test Case is a legal action whose purpose is to set a precedent. An example of a test case might be alegal entity who files alawsuit in order to see if the court considers a certainlaw or a certain legalprecedent applicable in specific circumstances. This is useful, for example, in order to later file similar lawsuits in similar circumstances.Examples
Examples of test cases include:
# "Scopes v Tennessee " (1925)
# "Adams v Cape Industries plc " (1990)
# "Mabo v Queensland (No 2)" (1992)
# "National Westminster Bank plc v Spectrum Plus Limited " (2005)ee also
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Case of first impression
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test case — see case 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. test case … Law dictionary
test case — ➔ case * * * test case UK US noun [C] LAW ► a case in a court of law or another situation that will be used as an example when other similar cases are considered in the future: be/serve as a test case (to do sth) »The trial is a test case to… … Financial and business terms
test case — test′ case n. 1) law a case that serves afterward as a precedent for similar cases 2) law a suit used to test a legal principle, the constitutionality of a statute, etc • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
test case — n. Law 1. a case that, after its determination, is likely to be used as a precedent ☆ 2. a case entered into with the intention of testing the constitutionality of a particular law … English World dictionary
test case — ► NOUN Law ▪ a case setting a precedent for other cases … English terms dictionary
test case — noun a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent • Syn: ↑test suit • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑legal action, ↑action, ↑action at law … Useful english dictionary
case law — noun 1. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States • Syn: ↑common law, ↑precedent • Topics: ↑law,… … Useful english dictionary
test case — A case involving an actual controversy but brought for the purpose of determining the law upon the point presented. 1 Am J2d Actions § 56. A test case is not necessarily a moot case, and where a case is one of fact or right, there is no principle … Ballentine's law dictionary
test case — 1. a typical case whose court decision may be interpreted as a precedent for application in future similar cases. 2. a legal action taken, sometimes deliberately by agreement of both parties, with a special view to determining the position of the … Universalium
test case — noun Law a case setting a precedent for other cases … English new terms dictionary
