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['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) veiksmas2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) veikla, judėjimas3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) byla4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) veiksmas5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) mūšis•- out of action
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action brought — An action commenced. Goldenberg v Murphy, 108 US 162, 27 L Ed 686. 2 S Ct 388; Anno: 27 ALR2d 236, 253. A pending action; the status of an action wherein the defendant is subject to judicial orders tendered in the cause. 32 Am J2d Fed Prac § 424 … Ballentine's law dictionary
action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense … Law dictionary
action at law — index action (proceeding), cause of action, lawsuit, proceeding, suit, trial (legal proceeding) … Law dictionary
action at equity — n. An action brought in a court of equity. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
action for money had and received — Action in assumpsit based upon promise to repay implied by law, and in respect of limitation is a stated or liquidated Action brought where one person has received money or its equivalent under such circumstances that in equity and good… … Black's law dictionary
action for money had and received — Action in assumpsit based upon promise to repay implied by law, and in respect of limitation is a stated or liquidated Action brought where one person has received money or its equivalent under such circumstances that in equity and good… … Black's law dictionary
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
action — ac|tion [ ækʃən ] noun *** ▸ 1 process of doing something ▸ 2 something someone does ▸ 3 movement ▸ 4 effect of drug/chemical ▸ 5 fighting in war ▸ 6 exciting events ▸ 7 events in play/movie ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the process of doing something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
action */*/*/ — UK [ˈækʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms action : singular action plural actions 1) [uncountable] the process of doing something, especially in order to stop a bad situation from developing or continuing Officials are not planning any drastic action.… … English dictionary
action — [[t]æ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ actions 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Action is doing something for a particular purpose. The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis... What was needed, he said, was decisive action to halt what he… … English dictionary
