federal case

noun

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

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Smith resigned from his position following Trump's election victory and the dismissal of the federal cases. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025 In a 2016 federal case, West pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 July 2025 West previously pleaded guilty to bank fraud in a 2016 federal case. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 July 2025 But in her federal case in Texas, the defense lawyers focused on Rosenberg’s philanthropy, including leading a service project at the Miami Rescue Mission and donating to God’s Kids Learning Center in Miami. Jay Weaver july 28, Miami Herald, 28 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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