- representative, plaintiff
- représentant m des demandeurs
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
representative — rep·re·sen·ta·tive 1 adj 1: serving to represent 2 a: standing or acting for another esp. through delegated authority an agent acting in a representative capacity b: of, based on, or constituting a government in which the people are represented… … Law dictionary
representative action — class or representative action A class action provides a means by which, where a large group of persons are interested in a matter, one or more may sue or be sued as representatives of the class without needing to join every member of the class.… … Black's law dictionary
representative action — class or representative action A class action provides a means by which, where a large group of persons are interested in a matter, one or more may sue or be sued as representatives of the class without needing to join every member of the class.… … Black's law dictionary
Lead plaintiff — In a class action lawsuit, a lead plaintiff (also called class representative, named plaintiff, or representative plaintiff) is the named party. The court officially appoints this individual when it certifies the lawsuit as a class action. The… … Wikipedia
class or representative action — A class action provides a means by which, where a large group of persons are interested in a matter, one or more may sue or be sued as representatives of the class without needing to join every member of the class. This procedure is available in… … Black's law dictionary
class or representative action — A class action provides a means by which, where a large group of persons are interested in a matter, one or more may sue or be sued as representatives of the class without needing to join every member of the class. This procedure is available in… … Black's law dictionary
Named plaintiff — A named plaintiff, class plaintiff or class representative is one of the small group of individual plaintiffs in a class action who are identified by name and who stand in for and represent the interests of the larger group of people who comprise … Wikipedia
Class representative — may refer to: in law, a lead plaintiff in mathematics, A set of class representatives is a subset of X which contains exactly one element from each equivalence class (citation). See also choice function. This disam … Wikipedia
personal representative — Ordinarily, the executor or administrator of a decedent s estate. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad § 1. For some purposes, an heir, next of kin, assignee, trustee, receiver, etc. 12 Am J2d Bonds § 24; 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1656; 36 Am J2d Frat O § 154. For the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
class action — n: an action in which a representative plaintiff sues or a representative defendant is sued on behalf of a class of plaintiffs or defendants who have the same interests in the litigation as their representative and whose rights or liabilities can … Law dictionary
class action — /klas ak sheuhn, klahs /, adj. a legal proceeding in which persons representing interests common to a large group participate as representatives of the group or class. [1950 55] * * * In law, an action in which a representative plaintiff sues or… … Universalium