"rest one's case" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rests one's case [present, singular, third-person], resting one's case [participle, present], rested one's case [participle, past], rested one's case [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rest one's case (third-person singular simple present rests one's case, present participle resting one's case, simple past and past participle rested one's case)
  1. (law) To conclude one's presentation of the evidence during a trial. Categories (topical): Law Derived forms: I rest my case, the case rests
    Sense id: en-rest_one's_case-en-verb-KWxgRd7w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: law
  2. (figurative, by extension, humorous) To have presented a persuasive argument and established one's position firmly. Tags: broadly, figuratively, humorous
    Sense id: en-rest_one's_case-en-verb-URsjIT1c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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