Definition : a question specifically regarding the application of law to a case <instructed the jury on various issues of law United States v. Levine, 41 F.3d 607 (1994)> c: the point at which a legal matter is ready for determination (as by trial) <filed pleadings and brought the case to ~> 4 a: the offering or selling of a group of securities by a corporation or government <a new bond ~> b: the securities offered or sold in such a group <sold the entire ~> : under discussion or in dispute