test case

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

test case
    n 1: a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to
         become a precedent [syn: {test case}, {test suit}]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "test case":
      acid test, assay, blank determination, brouillon, criterion,
      crucial test, crucible, determination, docimasy, essay,
      feeling out, first draft, kiteflying, ordeal, probation, proof,
      rough draft, rough sketch, sounding out, standard, test,
      touchstone, trial, try, verification