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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Martin and Mills entered into plea deals prior to trial and both testified in the federal case. Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 2 May 2025 The Oregon federal case follows a similar suit filed in March by two groups of churches in Georgia that sued the government over the revocation of a policy that previously limited immigration enforcement at places of worship. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025 Mangione faces a possible death sentence in the case if he is convicted in the federal case of murdering Thompson, who was gunned down on a Manhattan street in December. Dan Mangan,adam Reiss, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025 His lawyers are attempting to preclude the death penalty from being used in the federal case. Adam Sabes , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 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 11 May. 2025.

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