leading case — ➔ case * * * leading case UK US noun [C] LAW ► a question or problem that is decided in a court of law, which is used as an example to decide similar cases: »The leading case on liability for negligent advice, referred to as negligent… … Financial and business terms
Leading case — Leading Lead ing, a. Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example. {Lead ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leading case — ˈlē noun : a case so well reasoned and important in the rules of law determined and in the principles declared that it becomes well known and is frequently cited by courts and lawyers as not only settling the points of law ruled upon, but as of… … Useful english dictionary
leading case — Among the various cases that are argued and determined in the courts, some, from their important character, have demanded more than usual attention from the judges, and from this circumstance are frequently looked upon as having settled or… … Black's law dictionary
leading case — Among the various cases that are argued and determined in the courts, some, from their important character, have demanded more than usual attention from the judges, and from this circumstance are frequently looked upon as having settled or… … Black's law dictionary
leading case — A case often referred to by the courts and by counsel as having finally settled and determined a point of law … Ballentine's law dictionary
leading case — legal precedent … English contemporary dictionary
case — [keɪs] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a large box or container in which things can be stored or moved: • packing cases full of equipment case of • a case of 10,000 cigarettes and several cases of spirits see also … Financial and business terms
case — 1 n [Latin casus accident, event, set of circumstances, literally, act of falling] 1 a: a civil or criminal suit or action the judicial power shall extend to all case s, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution U.S. Constitution art.… … Law dictionary
Leading — Lead ing, a. Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example. {Lead ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
