case papers

ˈkeɪs ˈpeɪ.pəz

Definition

Definition of case papers - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

legal

TECH.

documents related to a legal or medical case

TECH.

The lawyer reviewed the case papers before the trial.
The judge requested the case papers for review.
Case papers were missing from the file.

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Expressions with case

case closed

situation that is considered resolved

After the confession, the detective declared the case closed.

case dismissed

exp.

statement meaning a discussion or argument is finished and settled

Once she showed the written contract, he shrugged and said, "Case dismissed."

basket case

something in a useless or hopeless condition

The old car was a total basket case, beyond repair.

charity case

person receiving help because they are poor or in trouble

He didn't want to be seen as a charity case by his friends..

you haven't got a case

exp.

lack sufficient grounds or proof to succeed in an argument

Without witnesses, you haven't got a case, so drop the claim.

case in hand

matter requiring immediate attention or action

We must focus on the case in hand before anything else.

Expressions with papers

make the papers

get published in newspapers

Her achievements made the papers last week.

push papers

do routine office work

He spends most of his day pushing papers at his desk.

walking papers

notice of dismissal from a job

He received his walking papers yesterday.

get one's walking papers

be told to leave a job or position

He got his walking papers after the meeting.

get your walking papers

be dismissed from a job or position

After that argument with the boss, you got your walking papers.

hit the papers

become news in newspapers

The scandal hit the papers the next day.

in the papers

adv.

reported or mentioned in newspapers or news articles

The story was in the papers yesterday.

work papers

documents related to employment or job tasks

She submitted her work papers to HR for verification.

divorce papers

official legal documents used to request or complete the end of marriage

He signed the divorce papers at the lawyer's office.

working papers

documents proving one's identity and employment eligibility

She presented her working papers during the job orientation..

Terms with case papers included in their meaning

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attaché

office

case for carrying papers or documents

portfolio

stationery

flat case for carrying papers or drawings

notecase

portable case

pocket-size case for papers and money

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French:dossiers, ...
German:Fallakten, ...
Italian:documenti del caso, ...
Spanish:documentos del caso, ...
Portuguese:documentos do caso, ...
Chinese:案件文件, ...
Japanese:事件書類, ...
Arabic:أوراق القضية, ...
Hebrew:מִסְמְכֵי תִּיק, ...
Russian:документы дела, ...
Ukrainian:матеріали справи, ...
Hindi:मामले के कागजात, ...
Bengali:মামলার নথিপত্র, ...
Catalan:documents del cas, ...
Czech:spis, ...
Danish:sagsdokumenter, ...
Dutch:zaakdocumenten, ...
Greek:έγγραφα υπόθεσης, ...
Hungarian:ügyiratok, ...
Khmer:ឯកសារសំណុំរឿង, ...
Korean:사건 서류, ...
Persian:اسناد پرونده, ...
Polish:akta sprawy, ...
Portuguese (BR):processo, ...
Romanian:documente de caz, ...
Swedish:fallhandlingar, ...
Thai:เอกสารคดี, ...
Turkish:dava belgeleri, ...
Vietnamese:hồ sơ vụ án, ...

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