Definition of federal case
: big deal
- don't make a federal case out of it
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Ferrer could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine in the federal case in Arizona, while Backpage.com could face a maximum fine of $500,000 for its money laundering conspiracy plea in the Arizona case.
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Ferrer could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine in the federal case in Arizona, while Backpage.com could face a maximum fine of $500,000 for its money laundering conspiracy plea in the Arizona case.
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In the federal case, nearly 500 local government entities are also suing.
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No attorney is listed in court documents in the federal case.
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No attorney is listed in court documents in the federal case.
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The board, which voted in closed session, will direct the county's attorney to petition to become plaintiffs in the federal case.
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If convicted in his federal case, Purinton could be sentenced to a maximum penalty of death or life in prison, federal officials said.
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McGlothlin pleaded guilty in the federal case in January to production of child pornography by recording himself abusing other children.
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First Known Use of federal case
1950
FEDERAL CASE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of federal case for English Language Learners
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law : a legal case that will be decided in a U.S. federal court
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