"press one's case" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: presses one's case [present, singular, third-person], pressing one's case [participle, present], pressed one's case [participle, past], pressed one's case [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} press one's case (third-person singular simple present presses one's case, present participle pressing one's case, simple past and past participle pressed one's case)
  1. To repeat or redouble one's arguments for something.
    Sense id: en-press_one's_case-en-verb-Ih9q9iRt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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