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• Case moth — is a common name given to members of two Lepidoptera families, not closely related to each other, due to the habit of the larvae of constructing a protective case. These families are:*Coleophoridae *Psychidae (also known as bagworms) …   Wikipedia

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• protective award — Under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consultation) Act 1992, if an employer does not comply with the redundancy consultation requirements with a recognised independent trade union and cannot demonstrate that consultation was not reasonably …   Law dictionary

• case — case1 [kās] n. [ME & OFr cas, an event < L casus, a chance, lit., falling, pp. of cadere, to fall < IE base * k̑ad , to fall > Sans s̍ad , to fall off] 1. an example, instance, or occurrence [a case of carelessness, a case of measles] 2 …   English World dictionary

• case — Ⅰ. case [1] ► NOUN 1) an instance of a particular situation or set of circumstances. 2) an instance of a disease, injury, or problem. 3) an incident under official investigation by the police. 4) a legal action that is to be or has been decided… …   English terms dictionary

• Protective relay — See also: Power system protection In electrical engineering, a protective relay is a complex electromechanical apparatus, often with more than one coil, designed to calculate operating conditions on an electrical circuit and trip circuit breakers …   Wikipedia

• case — 1. n. 1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of a person receiving professional guidance, e.g. from a doctor or social worker. b this person or the circumstances involved. 4 a matter… …   Useful english dictionary

• case — case1 noun 1》 an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring: a case of mistaken identity.     ↘the situation affecting or relating to a particular person or thing: I ll make an exception in your case.     ↘an incident… …   English new terms dictionary

• protective custody — N UNCOUNT If a witness in a court case is being held in protective custody, they are being kept in prison in order to prevent them from being harmed. They might be doing me a good turn if they took me into protective custody …   English dictionary