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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Trump has vowed to fire Smith if he's reelected, but that might not be necessary since long-standing DOJ policy bars the prosecution of a sitting president -- meaning the federal cases against Trump may be stopped immediately should Trump take office. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024 The timing is in line with what Combs’ lawyers suggested earlier this week in a filing in the federal case. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024 Earlier in the week, Donald Trump complained that the federal government should not be in charge of Routh’s prosecution because of other pending federal cases brought against the former president. Russell Lewis, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024 Much of the rapper’s federal case centers on singer Cassie Ventura, who dated Combs for a decade. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for federal case 

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Nov. 2024.

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