Definition of "Casey"

Casey

/ˈkeɪsi/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Caseys
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
  Quotations
  Casey Anthony was sentenced on Thursday to a four-year jail term, the maximum possible, for lying to the police, but will be freed this month because she has spent nearly three years behind bars in Orlando, Fla., awaiting trial.
  2011 July 7, New York Times
4. A placename.
  1. Ellipsis of Casey County.
  2. Ellipsis of City of Casey.
  3. An electoral division in Victoria, Australia
5. (US, law, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Planned Parenthood v. Casey. A 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed the right to having an abortion; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.