## Meanings
1. A particular situation or example of something happening.
2. A container or box for holding or carrying something.
3. A problem or crime that the police or others investigate.
4. A set of facts and reasons used to support an argument.

## Examples
- It was a clear case of bad judgment.
- The musicians left their instrument cases backstage.
- The detective finally solved the case.
- She made a strong case for building more bike lanes.

## Synonyms
- befall

## Derived Forms
- best-case
- casal
- case-in-chief
- case-to-case
- caseback
- casebook
- casefic
- caseless
- caselike
- caseload
- caseman
- casewise

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: case
- Root: casse
- Root: capsa

## Etymology
From Middle English case, from Old Northern French casse (compare Old French chasse (“box, chest, case”)), from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), from capiō (“to take, seize, hold”). Doublet of cash, chase, and chasse. Compare Spanish caja, Asturian caxa, Portuguese caixa.

## AI Etymology
case is a noun. It is from Middle English case, from Old Northern French casse (compare Old French chasse (“box, chest, case”)), from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), from capiō (“to take, seize, hold”). Doublet of cash, chase, and chasse. Compare Spanish caja, Asturian caxa, Portuguese caixa. Historical forms in the chain include case (Middle English), casse (Old Northern French), and capsa (Latin). Current senses include a particular situation or example of something happening, a container or box for holding or carrying something, and a problem or crime that the police or others investigate. Derived forms include best-case, casal, case-in-chief, case-to-case, and caseback.

## Topics
- Crime & Justice

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