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federal case
noun
- a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency.
Word History and Origins
Origin of federal case1
Idioms and Phrases
- make a federal case (out) of, Informal. to exaggerate the importance of or make an issue out of (something trivial).
Example Sentences
Stephanie is the third accuser to speak out in court against Kelly as part of the federal case.
Ben Shnider, a spokesman for Descano, said the request was not expected to delay the pending federal case.
Although the government typically brings complex federal cases after lengthy investigations, she said, this time arrests were made quickly.
The number of federal cases against individuals involved in the Capitol Hill siege stands at 280, according to George Washington University’s ongoing analysis.
Weiser said that the states will move to consolidate the suit with the federal case.
She refused to engage on personal questions with a press corps that made a federal case of her headband.
To say that the federal case filed in Boston is complex is an understatement.
His retention may indicate any federal case could revolve around more than the perjury and obstruction charges.
Although the police investigation was officially closed, Chief Reiter tried to stay abreast of the federal case against Epstein.
You will have to get a certain number of names, as the petition has to go to Washington, because it was a Federal case.
The railroad company never could have won, and that's why they made it a Federal case.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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