class action a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
class-action suit a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
class Actinozoa a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
classification the basic cognitive process of arranging into categories
calefaction the property of being warming
transactions a written account of what transpired at a meeting
discretion power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
dictionary a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
corrections the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
coruscation the occurrence of a small flash or spark
communications the discipline that studies transmitting information
class-conscious (used of society) socially hierarchical
classics study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
collection the act of gathering something together
C-section the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
mass action (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning
police action a local military action without declaration of war
class Echinoidea sea urchins and sand dollars
class Channidae snakeheads
class Crinoidea sea lilies