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fed'eral case'




1. a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency.
2. make a federal case of or out of, Informal.to exaggerate the importance of or make an issue out of (something trivial).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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