Action

ak′shun, n. a state of acting: activity in the abstract: a deed: operation: gesture: a battle: a lawsuit, or proceedings in a court: the movement of events in a drama, novel, .— adj. Ac′tion able , liable to a lawsuit.— n. Ac′tion-tak′ing ( Shak. ), resenting an injury by a lawsuit instead of fighting it out like a man of honour.