federal agent

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalandagent

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federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition offederalandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffederal agent

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I was invited by afederalagentand a county agent to look at the system.
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He still faces a misdemeanor charge of impersonating afederalagent.
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In the end, eighty people died, including children and several of the federal agents.
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Kohn is arrested for breaking his restraining order, ending his career as afederalagent.
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Hurkos was put on trial on the charge of impersonating afederalagent, found guilty, and fined $1,000.
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The majority of states exhibiting high rates of federal agents accused of official misconduct are areal units with high minority populations or border zones with high levels of illegal immigration.
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It took more than four years and 30 federal agents to close in and finally arrest vila.
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Federal agents recorded him discussing methods of evading taxes with a client.
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Federal agents were forbidden to talk publicly about the case because of liability and potential obstruction of justice.
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He was sentenced to life imprisonment, and later made a confession to federal agents.
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The federal agents were cut off and surrounded by at least five vehicles, including one by a former state police officer.
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The mayor attempted to intervene and was also hanged; he was saved only by a last-minute rescue by federal agents.
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When local police officers arrived on the scene, they nearly opened fire on federal agents whom they believed were gangsters.
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Federal agents later said they were trying to identify and find the well-dressed man.
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State and federal agents tracked them north following reports of blood-soaked and burned clothes and bandages in fields and on the sides of the road.
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By the end of the day, federal agents had seized control over the compound.
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Federal agents testifying at the trial later admitted to having played a major role instigating the violence and the riot.
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Federal agents raided 10 banks and arrested 17 people on money laundering charges.
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He eventually is sentenced to prison, after federal agents raid his house.
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Chuck flashes on martial arts and defeats the federal agents, allowing himself and his two new accomplices to escape.
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