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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The federal case was filed in 2023 by the Farmworker Association of Florida, which advocates for about 12,000 seasonal and migrant farm workers across the state. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025 Stay with Newsweek as the trial unfolds. 01:49 PM EDT Prosecutors call LAPD officer as first witness in federal case Federal prosecutors have called Los Angeles Police Officer Israel Florez their first witness in an ongoing case, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik leading the questioning. Amanda Castro joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025 In addition to the federal case, Combs faces a torrent of civil suits that paint the one-time hip-hop kingmaker as a longtime abuser. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 May 2025 Defense attorneys have asked to either dismiss or delay the state case in favor of the federal case. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 May 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 25 May. 2025.

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