class action


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

Origin of class action

1
First recorded in 1950–55

Other words from class action

  • class-ac·tion [klas-ak-shuhn, klahs-], /ˈklæsˈæk ʃən, ˈklɑs-/, adjective

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How to use class action in a sentence

  • 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.

    Labor and Freedom | Eugene V. Debs

British Dictionary definitions for class action

class action

noun
  1. US 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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