Definition of class action in US English:
class action
nounklæs ˈækʃənklas ˈakSHən
North American Law A lawsuit filed or defended by an individual or small group acting on behalf of a large group.
as modifier a class action suit
Example sentencesExamples
- In line with American practice, the relatives of those who died may also decide to file massive class action law suits.
- The class action lawsuit has certainly brought substantial means to the tort bar.
- This takes no account of any liabilities that may be triggered by law suits and class actions against the company and its directors.
- The decision Friday was the result of a class action lawsuit on behalf of half a million sick Florida smokers.
- But after the drug was withdrawn, 9,000 lawsuits were filed, many of them as class actions, seeking recovery for millions of individual users and their insurers.