Class definition clarifies grouping by common attributes and social or legal status for purpose of legal classification. The document defines class as a category of persons or things unified by shared attributes, characteristics, or social or legal status, described by major dictionaries as a division, group, or order distinguished by common qualities; it also treats class as a legal basis for classification and grouping where individuals or objects are ranked or assorted for a common purpose, and cites standard authorities and a reference to Indra Sawhney on classification issues.