case load

1. 1.

   the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency)

   Broaderworkload

Questions about case load

What does case load mean?

case load means "the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency)".

Is case load a common word?

case load is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.