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federal case
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌfed.ər.əl ˈkeɪs/ us /ˌfed.ɚ.əl ˈkeɪs/
in the US, a legal case that is decided in a federal court (= one that decides questions relating to the national government and its laws) rather than a state or city court:
The federal case is over, but Mr Schmidt still has an appeal pending in a state court.
Federal cases include those that raise a "federal question" involving the US government, the US constitution, or other federal laws.
He cited a 1995 federal case that allowed a convicted industry executive to avoid jail because his company would go under without him.
It is the fourth federal case on record dealing with prayer in a college setting.
It's unfair to local taxpayers to have to pick up the bill for what should be federal cases.
This was not just city court, this was a federal case and very serious in nature.
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