"case closed" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} case closed
  1. Expressing finality, that that preceding material is meant as final, not subject to amendation or variation.
    Sense id: en-case_closed-en-phrase-jYY8YFN7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A case is closed; specifically, a police investigation or similar is resolved. Related terms: end of, end of story, I rest my case, that's that Translations (a case is closed): loppuunkäsitelty (Finnish), l’incident est clos (French), ügy/téma lezárva (Hungarian), 一件落着 (ikken rakuchaku) (alt: いっけんらくちゃく) (Japanese), 일단락 (ildallak) (Korean), kua kēhi (Maori), sprawa zamknięta [feminine] (Polish), де́ло закры́то (délo zakrýto) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-case_closed-en-phrase-kJVQraeA Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename Disambiguation of 'a case is closed': 0 100

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