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class action

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000052

A lawsuit in which one or more members of a large group, or class, of individuals or other entities sue on behalf of the entire class. The district court must find that the claims of the class members contain questions of law or fact in common before the lawsuit can proceed as a class action.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000052
FieldLaw
ReferencesU.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000052",
  "term": "class action",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A lawsuit in which one or more members of a large group, or class, of individuals or other entities sue on behalf of the entire class. The district court must find that the claims of the class members contain questions of law or fact in common before the lawsuit can proceed as a class action.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/class-action/"
}

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