ETYM Old Fren. action, Latin actio, from agere to do. Related to Act.
1. Something done (usually as opposed to something said).
2. An act by a government body or supranational organization.
3. The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism.
4. The series of events that form a plot.
5. The state of being active; SYN. activity, activeness.
6. The trait of being active and energetic and forceful.
7. The most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
1. Action.
2. Geste.
3. Épisode.
1. Acte. Passer ŕ l'action.
2. Effet. Sous l'action de.
3. Mouvement. Action revendicative.
4. Titre. Action en Bourse.
1. Mouvement. Amorcer un geste.
2. Don. Faire un geste.
1. Déplacement.
2. Circulation. Mouvement de véhicules.
3. Geste. Mouvement de tête.
4. Élan.
5. Rythme. Un spectacle plein de mouvement.
6. Variation.
7. Fluctuation. Mouvement des prix.
8. Organisation. Mouvement politique.
In music, the internal mechanism of a keyboard instrument, such as the piano, harpsichord, or organ, which links the keys to the strings or pipes when the keys are depressed. On a string instrument, it refers to the space between the strings and the fingerboard.
In law, one of the proceedings whereby a person or agency seeks to enforce rights in a civil court.
Actions fall into three principal categories, namely civil (such as the enforcement of a debt), criminal (in which a government agency prosecutes a defendant accused of violation of a criminal law), and penal (violation of a law enacted to preserve public order).
1. Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
2. Put in effect