class actionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌklɑːs ˈæk.ʃən/us/ˌklæs ˈæk.ʃən/specializeda legal action (= a case that is decided in a law court) that is organized by a group of people who all have the same legal problem:
Plaintiffs' lawyers have tried to get the courts to combine all the potential suits into a single class action.
[ before noun ] a class-action lawsuit
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Taking legal action
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- indict
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- legal
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- plaintiff
- prefer
- proceed
- proceed against sb
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- serve
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