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

An Indiana House bill banning gratuities for public officials, which was drafted in response to the ongoing federal case against former Portage Mayor James Snyder, unanimously passed out of the House Courts and Criminal Code committee on Wednesday. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026

The federal Victims of Crime Act fund, or VOCA, is funded by fines, penalties and bond forfeitures from convictions in federal cases. —Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Police said he will be extradited to Sacramento County once his federal case in Texas concludes and will be booked into Sacramento County Main Jail on two counts of homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, and felon in possession of a firearm. —Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 19 Jan. 2026

The charges announced Saturday by DeKalb County police are separate from the federal case in Illinois. —Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for federal case

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