† book casen.¹

Forms: see book n. and case n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: book n., case n.¹

Etymology: < book n. + case n.¹

Obsolete.

A law case found in the statute books or on record; a precedent. Cf. book n. 3c.

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > [noun] > a judicial precedent > case used as precedent

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book case?1518

leading case1621

?1518 Natura Breuium (new ed.) (title page) With dyuers addicions of statutis: boke casis: plees in abatementes of the sayd writtes and theyr declaracions.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum at Preiudice It may be as the ruled cases and matters of the lawe be called bokecases.

1642 His Majesties Answer Remonstr. Parl. May 26 conc. Hull 25 Book-Cases, and Presidents, which without doubt they would have cited.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 204 I have not met with any Book-Case, that expressly warrants this opinion.

1822 in W. A. Finch Sel. Cases Law Prop. Land (1898) 59 Can any book case be found in which..a possession of twenty complete years has been holden necessary to maintain an ejectment?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	book case
释义	† book casen.¹ Forms: see book n. and case n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: book n., case n.¹ Etymology: < book n. + case n.¹ Obsolete. A law case found in the statute books or on record; a precedent. Cf. book n. 3c. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > [noun] > a judicial precedent > case used as precedent casec1390 book case?1518 leading case1621 ?1518 Natura Breuium (new ed.) (title page) With dyuers addicions of statutis: boke casis: plees in abatementes of the sayd writtes and theyr declaracions. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum at Preiudice It may be as the ruled cases and matters of the lawe be called bokecases. 1642 His Majesties Answer Remonstr. Parl. May 26 conc. Hull 25 Book-Cases, and Presidents, which without doubt they would have cited. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 204 I have not met with any Book-Case, that expressly warrants this opinion. 1822 in W. A. Finch Sel. Cases Law Prop. Land (1898) 59 Can any book case be found in which..a possession of twenty complete years has been holden necessary to maintain an ejectment? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.¹?1518
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