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CLASS-ACTION SUIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does class-action suit mean? 

CLASS-ACTION SUIT (noun)
  The noun CLASS-ACTION SUIT has 1 sense:

1. a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the groupplay

  Familiarity information: CLASS-ACTION SUIT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLASS-ACTION SUIT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

class-action suit; class action

Hypernyms ("class-action suit" is a kind of...):

case; causa; cause; lawsuit; suit (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)


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