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caseload

or case load

[ keys-lohd ]

noun

  1. the number of cases case handled by a court, an agency, a social worker, etc., either at any given moment or over a stated period.


caseload

/ ˈɪəʊ /

noun

  1. the number of cases constituting the work of a doctor, solicitor, social worker, etc over a specified period
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of caseload1

First recorded in 1945–50; case 1 + load
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The increased caseload now means the inquiry is working to a new timeline.

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Graeme Biggar, the NCA's director general, said the agency was concerned about the "egregious harms and the growing caseload we are seeing from this threat".

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A tightening of rules to reduce the caseload is modelled by these economists.

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The California office handled a bulging caseload of students, families and school staff: alleged unequal academic instruction for disabled students; allegations of campus sexual assault; claims of unfair discipline meted out to students of color; alleged bullying of LGBTQ+ students.

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It is uncertain what will happen to that caseload and ongoing litigation.

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