Act, akt, v.n

to be in action or motion; to exert power; to produce effects; to operate; to perform; to behave. To act up to, to be equal to in action; v.a. to perform; to play the part of: s.action; performance; a deed; a state of reality, as opposed to po ibility; a division of a play during which the action proceeds without interruption; a decree, edict, or law. A deed in writing, proving the truth of some transaction [Law]. In English universities, a thesis maintained in public by a candidate for a degree. At Oxford, the time when the masters and doctors complete their degrees; and which at Cambridge is called commencement (L. ago, actum, to put in motion, to do).