A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
The effort of performing or doing something.
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
A way of motion or functioning.
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
Fast-paced activity.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
Sexual intercourse.
Combat.
spin put on the bowling ball.
The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
arrogant
To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.