federal case

noun

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

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Other women began to speak out six years ago as a rapid-fire series of events made the news in the federal case against Epstein. Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025 The federal case against the former Stoughton cop has been delayed numerous times. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025 Those three parents have also filed a motion to intervene in the federal case, though Marshall has not yet issued a ruling on their request. Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025 But by that point, the federal case had grown even more damning for him. Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.

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