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*case of something

 

1. an instance of something. (*Typically: be ~; have ~.) This is a case of police brutality. They should not have injured the suspect.

2. an occurrence of a disease. (*Typically: be ~; look like ~; treat ~.) I am suffering from a case of the flu.

See also: case, of