### Question
How is the term claimant defined?


### Answer
The term **claimant** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 7a* as the following:

> a person or class, that has brought, or on whose behalf has been brought, a civil action alleging a violation of section 1 or 3 of this title or any similar State law, except that the term does not include a State or a subdivision of a State with respect to a civil action brought to recover damages sustained by the State or subdivision

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 7a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE**

