casefile
Detective's document collection
A casefile is a collection of documents, records, and evidence relating to a particular case, whether legal, medical, investigative, or administrative.
Police detectives maintain casefiles on ongoing investigations; lawyers keep casefiles on their clients; doctors may have casefiles on patients with complex conditions.
The term suggests organized documentation that can be referenced, updated, and eventually closed when the matter is resolved.
The detective pulled the casefile from the cabinet and began reviewing the witness statements.
Formal written records
- recordsStored data or albums
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- catalogOrdered list of items
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
database · dossier · ledger · repository · registry · folder · paperwork · documentation
Professional crime investigator
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- cluesHints toward answers
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- suspectBelieve to be likely
witness · interrogation · surveillance · autopsy · profiling · leads · fingerprints · DNA
Restricted from disclosure
- restrictedLimited in scope
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- redactedOfficially removed from view
clearance · privileged · non-disclosure · encrypted · secure · eyes-only · need-to-know · protected
Court's case schedule
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- litigationLegal dispute process
deposition · jurisdiction · verdict · brief · injunction · pleadings · affidavit · prosecution
documents
Formal written records
index · database · dossier · ledger · repository · registry · folder · paperwork · documentation · retrieval
detective
Professional crime investigator
suspect · witness · interrogation · surveillance · autopsy · profiling · leads · fingerprints · DNA · ballistics
classified
Restricted from disclosure
- restrictedLimited in scope
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
redacted · clearance · privileged · non-disclosure · encrypted · secure · eyes-only · need-to-know · protected · private
docket
Court's case schedule
litigation · deposition · jurisdiction · verdict · brief · injunction · pleadings · affidavit · prosecution · defense
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
noir · procedural · suspense · serial · episode · storyline · protagonist