Case
Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.
Both words in one sentence
- Murdock could have been suing the guy in tort for the rape, but even in that case he still wouldn't be on the defense side of things.
Source: Hollywood Law - At the time, many legal systems had a very different method - charges were brought by private citizens (usually the victim themselves, or next of kin if they were dead or unable to) and more similar to what we would now call a tort case.
Source: Fair for Its Day -
Franklin & Bash: Lawyer Peter Bash has not worn bunny ears, but he has dressed in a Kangaroo character costume (while smoking a fake joint) to win a tort case.
Source: Bunny-Ears Lawyer
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