federal case

noun

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

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Mangione has also pleaded not guilty in a separate federal case charging him with two counts of stalking, each carrying a maximum sentence of life without parole. Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 May 2026 The judge in Mangione's federal case ruled in January that the backpack evidence can be admitted. Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 May 2026 Although Garnett sided with federal prosecutors on the backpack evidence, Mangione’s defense team has won other legal victories, including getting the top charges in his New York state and federal cases dismissed – which consequently removed the death penalty from the latter case. Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 That mirrors an earlier ruling in Mangione’s federal case. Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for federal case

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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 22 May. 2026.

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