1. Several instances or examples of something occurring simultaneously or in succession
The hospital reported multiple cases of the flu this winter.
O hospital relatou múltiplos casos de gripe neste inverno.
2. In legal or judicial contexts, more than one lawsuit or legal matter being handled together
The judge consolidated multiple cases with similar claims.
O juiz consolidou múltiplos casos com reivindicações semelhantes.
3. In programming and linguistics, different instances or scenarios that need to be addressed
The code handles multiple cases for different user inputs.
O código trata múltiplos casos para diferentes entradas de usuário.