class action

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

class action

noun

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

First Known Use of CLASS ACTION

1952

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