federal case

noun

: big deal
don't make a federal case out of it

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The federal case remains pending. Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025 Judge Lynn Adelman denied a motion to dismiss the federal case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan. John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Three other Cincinnati men have been charged in the federal case. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025 The class-action suit comes on the heels of a separate federal case in Miami this month in which a jury determined that Tesla bore some responsibility for a fatal 2019 crash that occurred while its Autopilot feature was engaged, and ordered the company to pay $243 million in damages. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for federal case

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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 4 Sep. 2025.

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