cause vs class action

class action vs cause

cause and class action both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, class action is a hyponym of cause; that is, class action 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: 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 suit, countersuit, criminal suit, moot, bastardy proceeding, paternity suit.

cause (noun)	class action (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 (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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