"class action" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: class actions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} class action (plural class actions)
  1. (law, chiefly US, Canada) 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. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: class action lawsuit, class suit, representative action Translations (lawsuit): 共同起訴 (Chinese Mandarin), 共同起诉 (gòngtóng qǐsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 群體訴訟 (Chinese Mandarin), 群体诉讼 (qúntǐ sùsòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 群体诉讼 (gòngtóng sùsòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 集團訴訟 (Chinese Mandarin), 集团诉讼 (jítuán sùsòng) (Chinese Mandarin), groepszaak [feminine] (Dutch), groepsvordering [feminine] (Dutch), ryhmäkanne (Finnish), action collective [feminine] (French), recours collectif [masculine] (French), action de groupe [feminine] (French), Sammelklage [feminine] (German), 複雑訴訟形態 (fukuzatsu soshō keitai) (alt: ふくざつそしょうけいたい) (Japanese), gruppesøksmål [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), gruppesøksmål [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), группово́й иск (gruppovój isk) [masculine] (Russian), коллекти́вный иск (kollektívnyj isk) [masculine] (Russian), demanda colectiva (Spanish), การดำเนินคดีแบบกลุ่ม (gaan-dam-nəən-ká-dii-bɛ̀ɛp-glùm) (Thai)

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      "word": "การดำเนินคดีแบบกลุ่ม"
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  "word": "class action"
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