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class action

 
/ˈklæs ˈæk·ʃən/ n [C/U]

Definition

law legal action for the benefit of a large group of people claiming to have suffered similar harm
(Definition of class action n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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