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Definition case in British English

case verb

[transitive] verb
/keɪs/
1

if a criminal cases a place, such as a bank, they watch it and look around it to help them plan their crime

Example

He saw McVeigh casing the Oklahoma City federal building before it was bombed.

Synonyms and related words
abduct abet aid and abet
Definition case in British English

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