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shareholders' derivative actions

shareholders' derivative actions is the plural of shareholders' derivative action.

Meaning of shareholders' derivative action

Noun

shareholders' derivative action (plural shareholders' derivative actions)

  1. (US) A lawsuit brought on behalf of a corporation by a shareholder in that corporation, against a third party usually an insider of the corporation, such as an executive officer or director.
    Synonyms:
    shareholders' derivative suit

Questions about shareholders' derivative actions

What is shareholders' derivative actions the plural of?
Shareholders' derivative actions is the plural of shareholders' derivative action.

Words near shareholders' derivative actions in the dictionary

  1. shareholder value
  2. shareholders
  3. shareholders' agreement
  4. shareholders' agreements
  5. shareholders' derivative action
  6. shareholders' derivative actions
  7. shareholders' meeting
  8. shareholders' meetings
  9. shareholdership
  10. shareholderships
  11. shareholding

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