federal case

noun

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

Examples of federal case in a Sentence

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In two federal cases, prosecutors have charged Aleksandr Akopov, Jacob Horowitz, and Vadim Kazakevich with federal offenses related to an undercover ATF and DEA investigation based in Oakland and San Francisco. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 The appeals court, however, noted that federal case law shows that Jeune’s reasons for not taking the vax could be considered religious. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025 Trump quickly replaced Siebert with Lindsey Halligan, a former member of his personal legal team who previously worked in insurance law and has never tried a federal case. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025 Paullan's young son submitted a letter to the court in the federal case expressing the pain his father's death has caused. Mason Leath, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for federal case

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 Oct. 2025.

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