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federal case

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federal case noun
plural federal cases
federal case
noun
plural federal cases
Britannica Dictionary definition of FEDERAL CASE
[count] US, law
: a legal case that will be decided in a U.S. federal court

make a federal case out of

US, informal
: to become very upset or angry about (something that is not important)