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   test case

   noun

   • 1. a case that sets a precedent for other cases involving the same question of law: "this trial could serve as an important test case for the way copyright holders presently pursue alleged infringers"
   • ▪ an event, action, etc. that may serve as a guide to the likely outcome of subsequent similar situations: "the project has become a test case for whether the city can succeed in letting private groups expand their services to the homeless"

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