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 Tanya Chutkan, who oversees a federal case in Washington accusing the former president of plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss, is Black. William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024 The best chance looks like New York, then perhaps the federal case in Washington DC on election interference. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024 Washington — Attorneys representing former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith are set to argue in separate closed-door hearings on Monday about the use of classified evidence in the federal case against the former president in Florida. Robert Legare, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024 Joseph Vincent, 58, a Haitian American, became the fourth of 11 defendants to be sentenced to life in the Miami federal case for his supporting role in the murder plot spanning South Florida, Haiti and Colombia. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024 Officers from specialized divisions within the LAPD have worked with federal partners before, but more desk detectives will be able to review those offenses that could become federal cases, Choi said. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Trump is facing a staggering 91 criminal charges in four different state and federal cases. USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024 The federal case in Florida charging Mr. Trump with mishandling classified documents was originally set for May, but now does not have a trial date. William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Trump is separately charged in a federal case in Washington with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Eric Tucker, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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