Class Action - Law Dictionary Search Results
Certify
certain criteria 3. (of a court) to issue an order allowing a class of litigants to maintain a class action, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
numerosity
numerosity : the requirement that members of a proposed class formed for a class action be so numerous as to make joinder of the members impracticable
representative
that represents another as successor or heir e : one named as the plaintiff or defendant in a class action to litigate on behalf of the class
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Juridical link
Juridical link, means a legal relationship between members of a potential class action, sufficient to make a single suit more efficient or effective than multiple suits, as when all members of
Bar, plea in
an action at Common Law. A plea in bar was therefore distinguished from all pleas of the dilatory class, as impugning the right of action altogether, instead of merely tending to divert the proceedings to another jurisdiction,
represent
to provide legal representation to as a lawyer c : to act as the representative of in a class action 2 a : to describe as having a specified character or quality b : to give one's impression
consolidate
(two or more lawsuits or matters that involve a common question of law or fact) into one compare class action NOTE: Consolidation of matters in the federal courts is governed by Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of
decertify
decertify -fied -fy·ing : to withdraw or revoke the certification of [decertified the class action suit] ;esp : to withdraw the certification of (a labor union) as a collective bargaining agent [petitions to
certification
is also used to refer to a judge's order that allows a suit to be maintained as a class action. 2 : a certified statement
certify
state as being true or as reported or as meeting a standard [refused to the suit as a class action and dismissed it "Marcia Coyle"] 2 : to guarantee (a personal check) as to signature and amount by
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