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noun
a legal proceeding in which persons representing interests common to a large group participate as representatives of the group or class.
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Origin of class action
First recorded in 1950–55
OTHER WORDS FROM class action
class-ac·tion [klas-ak-shuhn, klahs-], /ˈklæsˈæk ʃən, ˈklɑs-/, adjectiveWords nearby class action
clasping, clasp knife, class, class-A amplifier, class act, class action, class action law suit, class A drug, class-B amplifier, class B drug, classbook
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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
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