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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Established + Case

Can we use 'establish' with 'case'? For example, can I say 'The conclusion is it is an established / is not an established case of assault'?

The reason I'm asking this is I think we can only establish 'the facts of a case' but not 'the case itself'.
  

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Anonymous The reason I'm asking this is I think we can only establish 'the facts of a case' but not 'the case itself'. Still, native speakers would understand the elision.

  • Anonymous The reason I'm asking this is I think we can only establish 'the facts of a case' but not 'the case itself'.
  • Still, native speakers would understand the elision.
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AnonymousThe reason I'm asking this is I think we can only establish 'the facts of a case' but not 'the case itself'.
Still, native speakers would understand the elision.

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