Grouping
/ˈɡruːpɪŋ/
Definitions
- (n.) The act or process of arranging entities into categories based on shared characteristics, often used in legal classification or analysis.
The court's grouping of similar cases helped streamline the decision process.
- (n.) A collection of individuals or entities joined for a common legal purpose, such as in class actions or corporate structures.
The plaintiff's attorneys formed a grouping to represent all affected consumers.
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Commentary
In legal drafting, "grouping" often refers to organizational or classificatory concepts and should be contextually defined to avoid ambiguity between abstract classification and collective entities.
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