Test case

Definition
1  : a representative case whose outcome will serve as precedent for future cases and esp. for pending cases involving similar or related issues or circumstances and often some of the same parties
A test case is selected from a number of cases in order to avoid a flood of litigation. All of the parties to the cases must agree to accept the outcome of the test case as binding.
2  : a proceeding usu. in the form of a suit for injunction brought to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute
b  : the reported facts, procedural history, and esp. decision in an action



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