Definition
A lawsuit filed by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of a larger group of people who have similar claims against the same defendant. Class actions allow numerous small claims to be consolidated into a single, more efficient legal proceeding.
Etymology
From Latin 'classis' (group or division) and 'actio' (legal proceeding). The modern class action developed in 20th-century American law to address situations where individual lawsuits would be impractical due to small damages or large numbers of affected parties.
Kelly Says
Class actions turn tiny David vs. Goliath fights into an army of Davids - suddenly that $50 overcharge becomes a $50 million lawsuit when thousands of customers band together, making it worthwhile for lawyers to take on big corporations!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
clasp ይ clasp ይ
ee clasp ee
ARالعربية
دعوى جماعية
da-wa-e jama-i-yah
BNবাংলা
শ্রেণীক্রম
shre-neek-rom
CACatalà
acció de classe
ak-thee-ohn deh kla-seh
CSČeština
společné žaloby
spo-le-ch-neh zha-lo-by
DADansk
klasse-sag
klas-seh-sag
DEDeutsch
Klage als Sammelklage
klah-geh als sam-el-klah-geh
ELΕλληνικά
συλλογική αγωγή
sil-lo-ghi-kee ah-go-geh
ESEspañol
acción de clase
ak-thee-ohn deh kla-seh
FAفارسی
واکنش دسته جمعی
va-ak-sh-an dasht-e jo-me-ee
FISuomi
luokan kanne
loo-kan kan-ne
FRFrançais
action de groupe
ak-thee-ohn deh groop
HEעברית
תביעה ייצוגית
t-bee-ah yitz-go-git
HIहिन्दी
कक्षा कार्रवाई
kash-ah kar-ra-wai
HUMagyar
csoportper
cho-sort-per
IDBahasa Indonesia
tindakan kelas
tin-dak-an kelas
ITItaliano
azione di classe
ah-tsee-oh-neh deh kla-seh
MSBahasa Melayu
tindakan kelas
tin-dak-an kelas
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုယ်ကြီး
koh-yeh-jee
NLNederlands
klasse-actie
klas-seh ak-tee
NONorsk
klassekrav
klas-seh-krav
PLPolski
pozew zbiorowy
po-zew z-bor-o-vy
PTPortuguês
ação coletiva
ah-see-ohn koh-le-tee-vah
RORomână
acțiune colectivă
ak-thee-ohn koh-le-k-tee-vah
RUРусский
коллективный иск
kol-lek-tiv-nyy isk
SVSvenska
klass åtal
klass ah-tal
SWKiswahili
hatua ya pamoja
ha-tua ya pa-mo-ja
TAதமிழ்
குழு வழக்கு
ku-zhu va-zh-ku
TEతెలుగు
వర్గం వ్యవహారం
var-gam vyava-ha-ram
THไทย
ฟ้องร้องเป็นกลุ่ม
fong-rong-ben-glum
TLTL
pagsasalangang pangkat
pahg-sa-salan-gang pang-kat
TRTürkçe
grup dava
grup da-vah
UKУкраїнська
коллективний позов
kol-lek-tiv-nyy poz-ov
URاردو
کلاس ایکشن
klas ik-shun
VITiếng Việt
tố cáo tập thể
toh-cao tap-the
ZUZU
hlakisa
hlah-kee-sah