class action

A legal term referring to a lawsuit filed by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of a larger group of people who have suffered similar harm or have a common legal claim against a defendant.

• 🇷🇺Юридический термин, обозначающий иск, поданный одним или несколькими истцами от имени более крупной группы людей, которые понесли аналогичный ущерб или имеют общее правовое требование к ответчику.

1. Group lawsuit C1 formal

   A lawsuit filed by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of a larger group of people who have suffered similar harm.

   • The company faced a class action over defective products.
   • Thousands of employees joined a class action for unpaid wages.
   • The court approved the class action settlement.

   🇷🇺Групповой иск