class action


noun

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

First recorded in 1950–55

OTHER WORDS FROM class action

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

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British Dictionary definitions for class action

class action

noun

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