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(noun) military action
a military engagement
he saw action in Korea
(noun) legal action, action at law
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
(noun) action mechanism
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
the piano had a very stiff action
(noun) natural action, natural process, activity
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the action of natural forces; volcanic activity
(noun) activeness, activity
the state of being active
his sphere of activity; he is out of action
(verb) carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, execute, accomplish
put in effect
carry out a task; execute the decision of the people; He actioned the operation
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
He was warned that the district attorney would process him; She actioned the company for discrimination