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federal case

noun

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

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The group faced controversy after being named an unindicted co-conspirator in a 2007 federal case regarding alleged support for Hamas. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025 The five who pleaded guilty in their federal case are still awaiting state proceedings. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025 Only two judges among over 100 have sided with the government in federal cases challenging its expansion of mandatory detention, Winmill said in court filings. Idaho Statesman, 21 Nov. 2025 Hernandez Santana’s federal case is scheduled to return June 1. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Nov. 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 2 Dec. 2025.

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