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| class action suit definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | lawsuit brought by an individual or a group of people on behalf of all those similarly situated | 8 sets | |
| 2 | demanda colectiva | 6 sets | |
| 3 | lawsuit brought by an individual or a group of people on behalf of all those similarly situated. | 4 sets | |
| 4 | a case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated | 4 sets | |
| 5 | legal action by one party on behalf of a group of people who all have the same grievance | 3 sets | |
| 6 | a legal action by which a group or class of individuals with common interests can file a suit on behalf of everyone who shares that interest | 2 sets | |
| 7 | a case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated. | 2 sets | |
| 8 | lawsuit brought by an individual or group of people on behalf of all those similarly situated | 2 sets | |
| 9 | lawsuit brought by an individual or group of people on behalf of all those similarly situated. | 2 sets | |
| 10 | brought into court by a person on behalf of them self and anyone else under similar circumstances. | 2 sets | |
| 11 | a lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of people, and whose result affects that group of people as a whole. interest groups such as the naacp often use these as a means of asserting their influence over policy decisions. | 2 sets | |
| 12 | a lawsuit brought by a person as a representative for a group of people who have been similarly injured | 1 set | |
| 13 | an action initiated by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of a large number of people who have suffered similiar injuries. | 1 set | |
| 14 | a single civil case in which the plaintiff represents the whole class of individuals similarly situated, and the court's results apply to this entire class | 1 set | |
| 15 | a lawsuit in which large numbers of persons with common interests join togerther under representative party to bring or defend a lawsuit | 1 set | |
| 16 | a case brought into court by a person on behalf of not only himself or herself but all other persons in similar circumstances. the supreme court in 1974 tightened rules on these suits to only those authorized by congress and those in which each ascertainable member of the class is individually notified if money damages are sought. | 1 set | |
| 17 | a law suit when one party is acting on behalf of a large group of people | 1 set | |
| 18 | lawsuit brought by a person as a rep. for a group of people who have been similarly injured | 1 set | |
| 19 | demanda colectiva, lawsuit brought by an individual or a group of people on behalf of all those similarly situated | 1 set | |
| 20 | a means by which one who has been injured can bring action on behalf of all similarly situated | 1 set | |
| 21 | lawsuit brought by an individual or a group of people on behalf of all those similar situated | 1 set | |
| 22 | a legal action brought by a person or group on behalf of a number of people in similar circumstances. | 1 set | |
| 23 | group of people witht the same problem sue as a group, ruling applies to everyone in that group | 1 set | |
| 24 | o procedural device used in litigation to determine the rights of and remedies, if any, for large numbers of people whose cases involved common questions of law and fact | 1 set | |
| 25 | lawsuit brought by a person as a representative for a group of people who have similarly injured | 1 set | |
| 26 | a lawsuit filed by one person for all people in the same condition | 1 set | |
| 27 | sue as a group | 1 set | |
| 28 | is a law suit where many peole were injured. | 1 set | |
| 29 | demanda colectiva (accion conjunta) | 1 set | |
| 30 | a lawsuit in which large numbers of persons with common interests join together under a representative party to bring or defend a lawsuit; such as hundreds of workers together suing a company | 1 set | |
| 31 | a case brought into court by a person on behalf of not only him/herself but all other persons in the country under similar cicumstances. | 1 set | |
| 32 | a lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of people, and whose result affects that group as a whole, interest groups such as the naacp often use these to assert their influence over policy decisions | 1 set | |
| 33 | a suit brought on behalf of a group of people who are in a situation similar to that of the plaintiffs | 1 set | |
| 34 | large numbers of people with similar interests join together for a lawsuit | 1 set | |
| 35 | a legal action by one party on behalf of a group of people who all have the same grievance | 1 set | |
| 36 | a lawsuit in which a large number of persons with common interests joing together under a representative party to bring or defend a lawsuit, as when hundreds of workers join together to sue a company | 1 set | |
| 37 | a lawsuit filed by an individual seeking damages for all persons similarly situated | 1 set | |
| 38 | a lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of people and whose result affects that group of people as a whole. | 1 set | |