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class action
noun
law : a lawsuit in which many people join together to sue because they all say they were harmed by the same person or group
Full Definition of CLASS ACTION
: a legal action undertaken by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and all other persons having an identical interest in the alleged wrong
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First Known Use of CLASS ACTION
1952
Rhymes with CLASS ACTION
abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, compaction, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, inaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, redaction, refraction, retraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction
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