case-building
Assembling evidence methodically
Case-building is the process of assembling evidence, arguments, or support for a position.
Lawyers engage in case-building before trial, but the term extends to any methodical gathering of justification: She's been case-building for months, documenting every missed deadline.
The hyphenated form usually functions as a noun or modifier: case-building efforts, strategic case-building.
Pursuing legal charges
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
witnesses · documentation · discovery · depositions · exhibits · precedent · charges · proof
Systematic fact-finding effort
- fact-findingSeeking verified information
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
leads · informants · clues · dossier · intelligence · verification · sources · background checks
Reasoned case or dispute
- justificationReason proving rightness
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- rationaleStated basis for action
- supportTo uphold or sustain
convincing · lobbying · pitch · proposal · advocacy · rhetoric · talking points · framing
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
indictment · witnesses · documentation · discovery · depositions · exhibits · precedent · charges · proof · investigation
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- fact-findingSeeking verified information
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
documentation · leads · informants · clues · dossier · intelligence · verification · sources · background checks · tracking
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- justificationReason proving rightness
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- rationaleStated basis for action
support · convincing · lobbying · pitch · proposal · advocacy · rhetoric · talking points · framing · narrative
case-buildingsnap judgment
Rapid evaluation without deliberation
shooting from the hip · gut reaction · knee-jerk response · blurting out · jumping to conclusions
case-buildingdebunking
Proving claims false
refutation · rebuttal · deconstruction · undermining · discrediting