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noun
Any type of work done on an individual case, such as a legal case or a client case in social services.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, law, sciences, social-science, social-sciences
Synonyms: caseworking
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Boxlike or box-shaped woodwork or manufactured, boxed furniture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: furniture, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: welfare work, social service
History
From case + work.
