class action

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class action (plural class actions)

  1. (law, chiefly US, Canada) A lawsuit brought by a single plaintiff or small group of plaintiffs as a representative of a large group of others having a common interest, with everyone in the large group eligible to receive damages if the plaintiff is successful.
    Synonyms: class action lawsuit, class suit, representative action

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