Akademik

class n: a group of persons or things having characteristics in common: as

a: a group of persons who have some common relationship to a person making a will and are designated to receive a gift under the will but whose identities will not be determined until sometime in the future see also class gift at gift

b: a group of securities (as stocks or bonds) having similar distinguishing features (as voting rights or priority of redemption)

c: a group whose members are represented in a class action

d: protected class

e: a group of crimes forming a category distinguished by a common characteristic (as the use of violence or the requirement for a maximum penalty)