federal case

noun

: big deal
don't make a federal case out of it

Examples of federal case in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That was before he was indicted in two federal cases charging him with mishandling classified documents and trying to overturn the 2020 election and in a state case for allegedly trying to overturn the election results in Georgia. Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024 Trump could order his Department of Justice to try and end — or at least delay — the federal cases, though the state prosecution in Georgia is trickier territory. Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024 When will the Supreme Court make a decision on whether Mr. Trump will face charges and trial ultimately for these federal cases? CBS News, 2 June 2024 The state trial comes following his sentencing in the federal case, where he was convicted of seeking to hold former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hostage and attacking her husband with a hammer. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for federal case 

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Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of federal case was in 1950

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“Federal case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal%20case. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.

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