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Noun: class action
Usage: N. Amer
  1. (law) a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
    "Consumers joined a class action against the tech company for privacy violations";
    - class-action suit

Derived forms: class actions

Type of: case, causa [archaic], cause, lawsuit, suit

Encyclopedia: Class action