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federal case

noun

  1. a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of federal case1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

  1. make a federal case (out) of, to exaggerate the importance of or make an issue out of (something trivial).

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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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