Collocations for case - noun

classic, textbook, typical
clear, obvious, simple
It was a simple case of mistaken identity.

borderline
The teacher gave all borderline cases a spoken test.

extreme
isolated, rare
Except in a few rare cases, bee stings are not dangerous.

exceptional, special, unusual
striking
documented, reported
There have been documented cases of officials accepting bribes.

illustrate, show
cite, highlight
He highlighted the case of Harry Farr, who was executed in 1916.

consider
Let's consider the case of a dealer trying to make a sale.

arise, occur
The committee has full powers to deal with any cases of malpractice that arise.

study
a case study of an Amazonian tribe

example

in sb's/this case
In her case, she failed the exam because she wasn't well.

case of
a case of animal cruelty

case by case
Complaints are dealt with on a case by case basis.

a case in point
Many professions feel they deserve higher pay, and nurses are a case in point.

be, remain
It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching.

overstate, understate
I agree with him, but don't you think he slightly overstates the case?

acute, chronic
advanced, bad, serious, severe
He had a bad case of appendicitis.

mild
AIDS, flu, SARS, etc.
About 25% of AIDS cases are linked with the sharing of needles.

confirmed, reported
There have been no confirmed cases of BSE in the US.

diagnose
Two million new cases of hypertension are diagnosed each year.

report
The Department of Health reported five human cases of bird flu.

history
Medical students study the case histories of many patients.

notes, records

case of
a severe case of food poisoning

notorious
the notorious case of the Botley strangler

tragic
assault, homicide (esp. AmE), molestation (AmE), murder, rape, robbery

handle, investigate, work on
Four officers are investigating the case.

crack, solve
They never solved the Jones murder case.

close
reopen

file, report
He was looking through some homicide case files.

officer
Carter was the senior case officer on the investigation.

on the case
A detective is on the case at the moment.

case of
a case of theft

court
criminal
civil
landmark, test
This is a test case which will influence what other judges decide.

high-profile
As a lawyer he was involved in high-profile divorce cases.

antitrust (esp. AmE), divorce, libel, malpractice (esp. AmE)
death-penalty (esp. AmE)
The jury are required to be unanimous in death-penalty cases.

bring
He brought the case to the Supreme Court.

prosecute, pursue
handle, litigate (AmE), take
This was the hardest case she had handled since becoming a lawyer.
No lawyer would take his case.

consider, hear, try
The court will consider the case soon.
The case will be heard in a higher court.

rehear, retry, review
adjourn
dismiss, throw out
The case was thrown out for lack of evidence.

drop
The prosecution decided to drop the case.

decide, settle
The case was settled out of court.

win
lose

come before sb, come to court, go to court, go to trial
The case came before Judge Hales.
He was so clearly innocent, the case should never have gone to court.

collapse
The case against her collapsed when a key witness was proved to have lied.

involve sth
a compensation case involving thousands of workers

centre/center on sth, hinge on sth, rest on sth, turn on sth
The case hinged on the evidence of the only witness.

raise sth
The case raises a number of issues.

allege sth
cases alleging violations of international law

challenge sth
He brought a case challenging the legality of the war.

in a/the case
the evidence in the case

case against
The case against her was very weak.

case of

a case to answer, no case to answer (both BrE)
The judge ruled that the defendant had no case to answer.

the circumstances of a case, the facts of a case

compelling, convincing, good, persuasive, powerful, strong
open-and-shut, unanswerable (BrE)
With his current superb form, he presents an unanswerable case for selection in the team.

prima facie (law)
There is a good prima facie case for believing what she says.

circumstantial, weak
defence/defense, prosecution

have
Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= a good enough case).

prepare
The defendant requested more time to prepare his case.

outline, set out
make, make out, present, put, state
You can make out a case for changing our teaching methods.

argue, plead
I thought she argued her case very well.

take up
The union has taken up the case of the suspended worker.

judge
The teacher must judge each case according to its merits.

bolster, help, strengthen, support
What evidence do you have to support your case?

weaken

exist
A strong case exists for adopting a similar system in this country.

case against
a case against wearing business attire

case for

the case for the defence/defense, the case for the prosecution
the merits of a case
The disciplinary committee considered the merits of his case before fining him.

carrying
He put the binoculars back in their carrying case.

packing
glass
The room was full of stuffed animals in glass cases.

CD, DVD
cartridge (esp. AmE), cigarette, glasses, jewel (AmE), jewellery/jewelry, pencil
guitar, violin, etc.
display, trophy (esp. AmE)
She kept all her trophies in a display case.

presentation
a gold watch in a presentation case

in a/the case, inside a/the case, out of a/the case

attaché
overnight