Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun class_action

1 sense of class action

Sense 1
class action, class-action suit -- (a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group)
       => lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa -- (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")