case stated
noun [C or U] (also stated case)Definition
› LAW a legal case (= a matter that is decided in a court of law) that is used to influence the judgment in another case that is being appealed (= someone is trying to change a previous decision): by way of case stated They appealed by way of case stated. The procedure known as "case stated" allowed appeals to the court on points of law.
(Definition of case stated noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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