test case

NOUN

representative occurrence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

precedent

WEAK

acid test crucial test experiment first case first occurrence

Example Sentences

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Kaley’s test case was chosen from among scores of suits currently consolidated in California state court.

From Los Angeles Times

The 2016 referendum was viewed as a national test case after census data showed around a quarter of local properties were second homes.

From BBC

The ruling amounted to a test case of South Carolina’s law.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was the first of two test cases, the second involving an unnamed 52‑year‑old man on 4 March, also in Gibraltar.

From BBC

With hundreds of cases before the court, she zeroed in on one test case to govern them all.

From The Wall Street Journal