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class action

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌclass ˈaction noun [countable]  American EnglishSCL a lawsuit arranged by a group of people for themselves and other people with the same problem 集体控告[诉讼]class-action adjective [only before noun] class-action lawsuits 集体诉讼案件
Examples from the Corpus
class actionThe lawsuit later became a class action, representing about 1,400 current and former black Texaco employees.A class action can drive you crazy.Sucharow, which represented some of the investors in the class action.Their long-term destiny lies in united working class action and the rejection of other forms of understanding.
From Longman Business Dictionaryclass actionˈclass ˌaction [countable]LAW when a group of people who have all suffered in the same way take a person or organization to court togetherclass action lawsuits brought on behalf of smokers against tobacco companies action
ˌclass ˈaction nounChineseSyllable
arranged Corpus for of lawsuit by a group people a Business


class action
ˌclass ˈaction noun [countable]
American English a lawsuit arranged by a group of people for themselves and other people with the same problem
—class-action adjective [only before noun]:
    class-action lawsuits


class actionBrE /ˌklɑːs ˈækʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌklæs ˈækʃn/ 🔊 noun (NAmE) a type of lawsuit that is started by a group of people who have the same problem 集体诉讼