class action
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4.4
- noun
- /klæs ˈækʃən/
- Specialized
:
demanda colectiva
- As many as 95 percent of certified class actions are estimated to settle prior to trial.
- file a class action
- a class action lawsuit
- bring a class action
Forcing these disputes through the courts would open them up to class action lawsuits, for example.
- Forcing these disputes through the courts would open them up to class action lawsuits, for example.
- Now HP is also the target of a class action lawsuit for its practices.
- And this comes after Nikola essentially admitted their faults and three class action lawsuits were filed.
- You know what, since you are America's legal eagle, maybe we could file a class action lawsuit.
- YouTube content creators have started getting slapped with a class action lawsuit for being associated with promoting FTX.
- And we said we're going to join this class action suit that's already been filed against PayPal in the Northern District of California.
- Just a quick reminder, the class action filed in the US is still a complaint.
- Same thing in other states, or to sue mainly in class actions.
- Personally, I think that opening statement from the lead investor in this class action lawsuit just sealed the deal that Elon Musk is good.
- Is the smarmy attorneys the class action money grab people really that's whose side you're on here people come on now.
Examples
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This is a $3bn class action lawsuit.
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A sizable number of class actions are filed in the federal courts.
Academic text (2003) -
You know, these girls, they handle the calls from the class action members.
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There is a great public interest and awareness in class action proceedings.
Academic text (1999) -
Now HP is also the target of a class action lawsuit for its practices.
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Thus, she initiated a class action suit against the Owasso, Oklahoma, Public Schools.
Academic text (2002) -
And we said we're going to join this class action suit that's already been filed against PayPal in the Northern District of California.
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In addition to the aggregative advantage, class action lawsuits also provide a way for private enforcement of the law.
Academic text (2017) -
However, two changes in 2005 drastically altered plaintiffs' ability to file class action lawsuits in federal court.
Academic text (2017) -
The company faced a large class action after numerous customers reported the product was defective.
Synonyms
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4.7
A lawsuit started by one or more people for many others with the same problem
How Serious
- Specialized
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4.4
- Specialized
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7.7
- Archaic
- Formal
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5.3
- Formal
552
4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'class' (a group of people) + 'action' (a lawsuit) yields a lawsuit on behalf of a group. This legal compound is similarly formed in many languages (e.g., Spanish/French equivalents), so a B1 learner who knows both words can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun class action comes from law: it puts a whole class (a 'group' of people with the same problem) into one action ('lawsuit'). That's why one person or a few can bring the case for the whole group.