class action

Variant of class action (suit)

class action (suit) definition

class action (suit)

a legal action brought by one or more persons on behalf of themselves and a much larger group, all of whom have the same grounds for action

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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