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federal case

fed·er·al case (plural fed·er·al cas·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
federal legal matter: a matter in law that comes under the jurisdiction of a federal court


make a federal case out of something to make a fuss about something trivial
Why do you have to make a federal case out of everything?


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