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Noun Concept
Categories: archived copy as title, Civil law (common law), Class action lawsuits
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class action  class-action suit  class-action  class-action lawsuit  class action law suit
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A lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group WordNet 3.0
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A lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A class action, also known as a class-action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member or members of that group. Wikipedia
Form of lawsuit. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Type of lawsuit Wikidata
A lawsuit brought by a single plaintiff or small group of plaintiffs as a representative of a large group of others having a common interest, with everyone in the large group eligible to receive damages if the plaintiff is successful. Wiktionary
Lawsuit. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
lawsuit
HAS KIND
West v. Randall
HAS INSTANCE
Doe v. Chiquita Brands International
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.
Daniels, et al. v. the City of New York
Conant v. Walters
Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores
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CATEGORY DOMAIN
law
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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class action, class-action suit
Wikipedia
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class action
Wikidata
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class action
Wiktionary
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class action
Wikipedia Redirections
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class-action, class-action lawsuit, class-action suit, class action law suit, class action lawsuit, class action lawsuits, Class action lawyers, class action litigation, Class action status, class action suit, class actions, class certification, Class Proceedings Act, class representative (law), class suit, Criticism of class action, mass tort, mass torts, named plaintiff, named plaintiffs, representative action, representative plaintiff
Wikidata Alias
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class-action lawsuit, class suit, representative action

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