noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A lawsuit brought by a single plaintiff or small group of plaintiffs as a representative of a large group of others having a common interest, with everyone in the large group eligible to receive damages if the plaintiff is successful. Canada, US
2. 2
   a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group wordnet

Synonyms

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class action lawsuitclass action suitclass suitclass-action suitclass-widecohort-wide

Antonyms

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individualindividual lawsuitpersonalprivate