test case noun [C]

(Law )

a legal case or other situation whose result will be used as an example when decisions are being made on similar cases in the future:

The Italian group's bid will serve as a test case for the new takeover laws.

• capital accumulation
• capital adequacy
• capital adequacy ratio
• capital allowance
• capital appreciation
• capital asset
• capital asset pricing model
• capital budget
• capital consumption
• capital employed
• capital equipment
• capital expenditure
• capital flight
• capital flow
• capital gain
• capital gains tax
• capital goods
• capital-intensive
• capital investment
• capitalism
• capitalist
• capitalization
• capitalization issue
• capitalization of reserves
• capitalization rate