cause vs class-action suit

class-action suit vs cause

cause and class-action suit both are nouns.

cause is a verb but class-action suit is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cause	Yes	No	Yes	No
class-action suit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, class-action suit is a hyponym of cause; that is, class-action suit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cause:

cause: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
class-action suit: a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group

Other hyponyms of cause include civil suit, class action, countersuit, criminal suit, moot, bastardy proceeding, paternity suit.

cause (noun)	class-action suit (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results	a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a justification for something existing or happening
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

cause (verb)	class-action suit (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

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