stockholders' derivative action

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• stockholders' representative action — An action brought or maintained by a stockholder in behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. See also stockholder s derivative action …   Black's law dictionary

• derivative action — An action brought by one or more stockholders of a corporation to enforce a corporate right or to prevent or remedy a wrong to the corporation in cases where the corporation, because it is controlled by the wrongdoers or for other reasons, fails… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense …   Law dictionary

• class 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

• 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 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

• 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

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