Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

case file

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: case -file
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A file detailing a legal or medical case.

Example Sentences

"All the correspondence regarding the case can also be filed directly in the case file, thus making it possible to have a complete history of the case at hand whenever the case is being looked up."
"he had gone into the case, seen the case file, and knew that the coroner and police investigations had identified the drowned child of so many years age as her son."
"A typical case file contains the following types of documents: agreement to arbitrate, correspondences regarding the selection of arbitrators, digest of case, transcript of proceedings of the arbitration board, exhibits, award, and related correspondence."

Etymology

From case + file.

Inflected Forms

case files (plural) casefile (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

casebook

Questions

What does case file mean?: A file detailing a legal or medical case.
Where does case file come from?: From case + file.

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