| 单词 | case in point |
| 释义 | > as lemmascase in point P11. case in point (originally Law): an apposite or relevant instance; an example that serves as a precedent or illustrates the point. ΚΠ 1647 J. March Actions for Slaunder 130 So it hath bin often adjudged; I shall only remember one case in point. Marsham brought an action against Pescod [etc.]. 1762 B. Franklin Let. 19 May in B. Franklin Papers (1966) X. 83 Judges in their Decisions often use Precedents. I have somewhere met with one that is what the Lawyers call a Case in Point. 1842 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3 ii. 184 There are many other cases in point, such as the use of the honeycomb-stone..as a manure in Devonshire and Scotland. 1938 Times 22 Mar. 17/4 The striking success of acriflavine..is another case in point. 2012 Wonderland Feb. 109 The men's spring collection is a case in point, with its..coordinating garments that reference the twinset without getting too grannyish on us. < as lemmas |
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