hard caseglossary / HARD CASE hard case. A lawsuit involving equities that tempt a judge to stretch or even disregard a principle of law at issue — hence the expression, “Hard cases make bad law.” 词条贡献者 资深译员Pablo,毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学,专注翻译各种与上市公司代理有关的法律文件。