noun · common

class action

class action · class actions

групповой иск, коллективный иск

Sammelklage

A lawsuit brought by a single plaintiff or small group of plaintiffs as a…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.

» This is a class action.

Meaning

1 senses

(Canada, US)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.
Sammelklage
группово́й искgruppovój isk, коллекти́вный искkollektívnyj isk
a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group

Examples

2 sentences

This is a class action.
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It’s a class action involving thousands of plaintiffs, and it’s complicated.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

lawsuit:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

lawsuit:

Forms

plural: class actions

Singular	class action
Plural	class actions

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

class action lawsuit class suit representative action

Close in meaning

a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group:class-action suit