casus

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈkaː.zʏs/

noun
Definitions
  • (law) A legal case.
  • A case, occurrence, instance, especially used for a case study, reference or teaching example.
  • (grammar) A case, (instance of) grammatical case.
  • A coincidence.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cāsus (event, chance, fallen, case).

Origin

Latin

cāsus

Gloss

event, chance, fallen, case

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