class action

noun

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.

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class action lawsuitclass suitrepresentative actionclass-action suit
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Meanings

nounclass action (plural class actions)

plural class actions

  1. CanadaUSlawA 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.

    Synonyms: class action lawsuit, class suit, representative action

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
class action lawsuitclass suitrepresentative action

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
class-action suit
Broader
lawsuitsuitcase
Also see
class action lawsuitclass suitrepresentative action

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian колективен иск
  • колективен иск (kolektiven isk)lawsuit
Chinese Mandarin 共同起訴 /共同起诉, 群體訴訟 /群体诉讼
  • 共同起訴 /共同起诉 (gòngtóng qǐsù)lawsuit
  • 群體訴訟 /群体诉讼 (qúntǐ sùsòng)lawsuit
  • 群體訴訟 /群体诉讼 (gòngtóng sùsòng)lawsuit
  • 集團訴訟 /集团诉讼 (jítuán sùsòng)lawsuit
Dutch groepszaak, groepsvordering
  • groepszaaklawsuit
  • groepsvorderinglawsuit
Finnish ryhmäkanne
  • ryhmäkannelawsuit
French action collective, recours collectif
  • action collectivelawsuit
  • recours collectiflawsuit
  • action de groupelawsuit
German Sammelklage
  • Sammelklagelawsuit
Japanese 複雑訴訟形態
  • 複雑訴訟形態 (fukuzatsu soshō keitai)lawsuit
Norwegian Bokmål gruppesøksmål
  • gruppesøksmållawsuit
Russian группово́й иск, коллекти́вный иск
  • группово́й иск (gruppovój isk)lawsuit
  • коллекти́вный иск (kollektívnyj isk)lawsuit
Spanish demanda colectiva, pleito colectivo
  • demanda colectivalawsuit
  • pleito colectivolawsuit
  • juicio colectivolawsuit
Thai การดำเนินคดีแบบกลุ่ม
  • การดำเนินคดีแบบกลุ่ม (gaan-dam-nəən-ká-dii-bɛ̀ɛp-glùm)lawsuit
Cite this entry
APA

class action. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/class%20action

MLA

“class action.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/class%20action. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “class action,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/class%20action.

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