casebook

casebook
n.
A textbook used in law school to teach a particular type of law, containing court opinions from cases in that subject and commentary by experts in the field.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


casebook
A printed compilation of judicial decisions illustrating the application of particular principles of a specific field of law, such as torts (See tort law), that is used in legal education to teach students under the case method system.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


casebook
A printed compilation of judicial decisions illustrating the application of particular principles of a specific field of law, such as torts, that is used in legal education to teach students under the case method system.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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