Case and Law

Case

Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Law and case are semantically related In some cases you can use "Law" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Law noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.

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Case and law are semantically related in society topic. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Law".

Nearby Words: lawful, lawless, laws, lawfulness, lawfully

old	old case	old law
good	good case	good law
special	special case	special law
similar	similar case	similar law
Other adjectives: specific, current, original, single, simple, actual, real, main, criminal, early, above, last, recent.

Interestingly, in some parts of the UK such as Scotland, American cases can be cited if they are deemed relevant to the case and the law is similar.

Source: Artistic License Law
While he technically wins the case, the defense never really denies that Cates broke the law, instead attacking the law itself.

Source: Pyrrhic Victory
Unlike in fiction the FBI (and other federal law enforcement agencies) normally cannot unilaterally "take over" a case from state or local law enforcement and prevent them from investigating unless there are extremely unusual circumstances.

Source: Useful Notes / American Law Enforcement aka: FBI

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