An example or occurrence; something that happened to befall.

"Parents were asked to examine their children carefully because there were three cases of chicken pox in the school."

An incident investigated by law enforcement officers.

A single charging document under the jurisdiction of a court or a single defendant.

Crowded court dockets in either juvenile court or criminal court; with a massive buildup of cases, where judges can not hear all cases in a timely fashion.

A record of a particular patient's illness and treatment, often used in medical texts for the purpose of teaching or illustrating a medical concept.

Legal opinions having the status of law as enunciated by the courts; for example, U.S. Supreme Court decisions become case law and governing cases when identical or very similar cases are subsequently heard in lower courts.

The speed with which cases are heard in either criminal or juvenile court.

Direct familiarity with actual events that transpired in particular cases where people are to serve as jurors; such as, those seen on videotape showing the actual crime being committed.