class action

noun

1. a legal proceeding in which persons representing interests common to a large group participate as representatives of the group or class.

class action

noun

1. law a legal action undertaken by one or more people representing the interests of a large group of people with the same grievance

Other Words From

• class-ac·tion [klas, -, ak, -sh, uh, n, klahs, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of class action¹

First recorded in 1950–55