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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
noun
- law a legal action undertaken by one or more people representing the interests of a large group of people with the same grievance
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Other Words From
- class-ac·tion [klas, -, ak, -sh, uh, n, klahs, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of class action1
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Example Sentences
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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