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  • Definition
    • action :something done (usually as opposed to something said)
      • there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions

    • action :institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
      • He was warned that the district attorney would process him|She actioned the company for discrimination

    • action :the state of being active
      • his sphere of activity|he is out of action

    • action :put in effect
      • carry out a task|execute the decision of the people|He actioned the operation

    • action :a military engagement
      • he saw action in Korea

    • action :a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
      • the action of natural forces|volcanic activity

    • action :the series of events that form a plot
      • his novels always have a lot of action

    • action :the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
      • a man of action

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