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 Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District of New York Dominic A. Gentile, Jun Xiang and Alexandra Messiter would be prosecuting the federal case. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 There is also a preliminary hearing in the federal case scheduled for Jan. 18. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024 Two federal cases against him have been dropped since his election win. Erin Doherty, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 In a statement from federal prosecutors with the Southern District of New York, acting U.S. Attorney Edward Y. Kim said the state case against Mangione is expected to go to trial before the federal case. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 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 14 Jan. 2025.

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