class action

noun

a legal proceeding in which persons representing interests common to a large group participate as representatives of the group or class.

class action

law a legal action undertaken by one or more people representing the interests of a large group of people with the same grievance

First recorded in 1950–55

I wonder about the local fisherman; could they file a class action suit?

After her case was dismissed, Raske recruited more models to join a new class action lawsuit.

The class action plaintiffs allege that the agencies ignored this order and have continued on with business as usual.

Twenty-three plaintiffs in the class-action suit against the NFL died this year.

The case arose as a result of a form of class action brought by a gay rights group in 2002.

Anarchism is a doctrine of individualism; syndicalism is a doctrine of working-class action.

Class-consciousness points out the necessity for working-class action, economic and political.

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