: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period
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We have a heavy caseload today.
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Some of these residents who receive housing assistance through HACC may be running into issues getting in touch with agency employees because of workers’ high caseloads and staff turnover.
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
These delays might be requested because defense attorneys are waiting for prosecutors to share evidence or because attorneys have high caseloads to juggle, or even as a tactic to weaken the prosecution’s case with the passage of time.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 14 Feb. 2025
Financial pressures Resettlement agencies are preparing for potential funding cuts – at a moment when their caseloads have swelled.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
Leaders in the federal judiciary and some lawmakers are criticizing President Biden for vetoing the JUDGES Act, a bipartisan bill that would have added 66 new federal judges to address growing caseloads (The Hill).
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
These delays might be requested because defense attorneys are waiting for prosecutors to share evidence or because attorneys have high caseloads to juggle, or even as a tactic to weaken the prosecution’s case with the passage of time.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 14 Feb. 2025
Financial pressures Resettlement agencies are preparing for potential funding cuts – at a moment when their caseloads have swelled.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
Leaders in the federal judiciary and some lawmakers are criticizing President Biden for vetoing the JUDGES Act, a bipartisan bill that would have added 66 new federal judges to address growing caseloads (The Hill).
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Caseload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caseload. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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caseload
noun
case·load
ˈkās-ˌlōd 
: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period
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