class action

See also: class-action

English

class action (plural class actions)

(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.
Synonyms: class action lawsuit, class suit, representative action

lawsuit

Chinese:
Mandarin: 共同起訴 / 共同起诉 (gòngtóng qǐsù), 群體訴訟 / 群体诉讼 (qúntǐ sùsòng), 群體訴訟 / 群体诉讼 (gòngtóng sùsòng), 集團訴訟 / 集团诉讼 (jítuán sùsòng)
Dutch: groepszaak (nl) f, groepsvordering f
Finnish: ryhmäkanne (fi)
French: action collective (fr) f, recours collectif m, action de groupe (fr) f
German: Sammelklage (de) f
Japanese: 複雑訴訟形態 (ふくざつそしょうけいたい, fukuzatsu soshō keitai)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gruppesøksmål n

Nynorsk: gruppesøksmål n
Russian: группово́й иск m (gruppovój isk), коллекти́вный иск m (kollektívnyj isk)
Spanish: demanda colectiva
Thai: การดำเนินคดีแบบกลุ่ม (gaan-dam-nəən-ká-dii-bɛ̀ɛp-glùm)