Complete Definition of "class action lawsuit"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=class action lawsuit

  1. A class action is a type of lawsuit in which the claims and rights of many people are decided in a single case. Specific plaintiffs are named in the lawsuit to assert the claims of the entire class so that everyone with the same complaint or injury doesn't have to file their own separate lawsuit.
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