What does "case file" mean?

A file detailing a legal or medical case.

Case file

Q: What is a synonym for "case file"?

Common synonyms include: binder, break-in incident, case notes, case studies set, case study set, civil law case.

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Noun

1
A file detailing a legal or medical case.
"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."

Synonyms

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binder break-in incident case notes case studies set case study set civil law case

Antonyms

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empty binder empty folder no record random notes

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"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."

Etymology

From case + file.

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