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 The federal case against her was updated with the first superseding indictment, which was unsealed Thursday and also named Plasencia, on Wednesday. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024 The photos, some of which had not been publicly released, were included as exhibits accompanying a Monday court filing from special counsel Jack Smith in the ongoing federal case against Trump in South Florida. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 June 2024 An online federal records search on Friday yielded a handful of federal cases against El Mayo, open in Texas, Illinois, D.C. and New York, the latter in the same Brooklyn courthouse where El Chapo was previously convicted of similar charges in 2019. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024 The Supreme Court ruling will likely severely hamper the federal case against Trump because some of his communications with then-vice president Mike Pence could be designated as official acts. David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for federal case 

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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 9 Sep. 2024.

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