a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work
<noun.communication> [ adj ]
according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
<adj.all> a casebook schizophrenic a textbook example
casebook \case"book`\ n. a book in which detailed written records of cases are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work. Such books are often used as supplements to texts in law schools. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
He said that was a casebook example of a situation in which Congress should be called upon for a declaration of war - something that has happened only five times in U.S. history.