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单词 class action
释义
class action
noun[C]
lawspecialized
uk
/ˌklɑːs ˈæk.ʃən/us
/ˌklæs ˈæk.ʃən/
alegalaction(= acasethat isdecidedin alawcourt)that isorganizedby agroupofpeoplewho all have the samelegalproblem:
集体诉讼
Plaintiffs'lawyershavetriedto get thecourtstocombineall thepotentialsuitsinto asingleclassaction.原告律师试图让法庭将所有潜在的诉讼放在一起，成为一个集体诉讼。
[before noun]a class-actionlawsuit一桩集体诉讼案
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(Definition ofclass actionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

class action| American Dictionary

class action
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈklæs ˈæk·ʃən/
lawlegalaction for thebenefitof alargegroupofpeopleclaimingto havesufferedsimilarharm
(Definition ofclass actionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

class action| Business English

class action
noun[C]
LAW
uk
us
alegalactionthat isorganizedby agroupofpeoplewho all have the samelegalproblem:
She is one of about 100 women whoseclaimsofdiscriminationledthe U.S. DistrictCourttoexpandthe Californiacaseto anationwideclassaction.
a class-action suit/lawsuitA class-actionsuitagainst thecompanydescribesitssalesmethodsas "inherentlyabusive."
(Definition ofclass actionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclass action

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We do not yet know to what extent pharmaceuticalclassactionsuits and criminal proceedings can help.
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The authors note that this scenario presents an especially attractive target forclassactionlawyers (many similarly-situated plaintiffs and large dollar losses).
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With respect to ' 'classaction' ' suits, there were also, and continue to be, significant differences between the two countries.
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This was not so muchclassactionas moral indignation that the rules of the reciprocal relationship had been ignored.
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In aclassaction, ex ante, plaintiffs each have an equal share in the one-in-thirteen chance of recovering.
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It is also clear that he prefers an agenda of individual cases to a single determination in aclassaction.
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If theclassactionis maintained, there is a small chance that defendants will lose all cases.
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As a result, the expected value of defendant's liability is one-thirteenth of plaintiff's total claims whether there is oneclassactionor many individual actions.
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The question, then, is how sampling error gives expression to minority sentiment in aclassactionor individual actions.
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In technical terms, there is more variance in the "all or nothing"classaction.
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That decision should be made, as it most often is, based upon the efficiency of aclassactionas compared to individual actions.
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There are limitations onclassactionsuits, the type of claims that can be brought, and the type of claimants who can bring cases.
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What appears to lie at the heart of his concern is the possibility that if aclassactionis permitted, "minority" sentiment may prevail with respect to all cases.
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But the impact of this error, again, a defendant's risk aversion aside, is the same whether aclassaction is maintained or each plaintiff sues individually.
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As a positive matter, there is no doubt that aclassactionis more favorable to a group of plaintiffs than are individual actions by members of the group.
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