class-action suit

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class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group

class action

causa, lawsuit, suit, case, cause - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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Argentina dodged a class-action suit presented in New York by foreign bondholders after a U.

Argentina dodged a class-action suit presented in New York by foreign ... by Latin Trade

He may have a hard time convincing the courts to let him go ahead with a class-action suit, but that shouldn't stop the county from coming clean on whether it has properly refunded all the taxpayers it has overcharged.

EDITORIAL COUNTY TAX BREAK LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

District Court judge to dismiss a class-action suit filed by African American railroad workers across the country.

The struggle continues by Harris, Hamil R. / Black Enterprise

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