case note

English

Noun

case note (plural case notes)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A note about a case by a doctor, lawyer, therapist, or similar professional.

   Synonym: case papers

2. (law) A legal analysis of a case that has been tried.
   • 1910, Lawyers' Reports Annotated - Book 24, page 1308:

     A discussion of this question may be found in a case note to Waller v. Ross, 12 L.R.A. (N.S.) 721

   • 2016, Anna Olijnyk, Case Note: The Corporations Power in Williams (No 2).:

     This case note analyses the High Court's approach to the corporations power in s 51(xx) of the Constitution in Williams v Commonwealth (No 2) (2014) 88 ALJR 701.

Further reading

• “case note”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “case notes”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

• acetones, enotecas, notecase