action
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈækʃən/
- Jargon
- The family has decided to take legal action against the landlord for not making necessary repairs.
- a legal action
- a civil action
- a class action
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- The duress doctrine therefore, is a substitute for failure of of damages in contractual actions.
Examples
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The class action lawsuit got thrown out.
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She filed a lawsuit as an action to protect her rights after the accident.
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I want to bring an action.
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Therefore, if the government commences an action and sends you the bill,
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The boys in the legal department think the best course of action would be for you to plead guilty, plea bargain to keep this as quiet as possible, and step down as chairman of the Foundation.
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Our statutory framework would establish a robust cause of action to vindicate righteous third-party claims.
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The attorney explained the action they would take to seek compensation for the damages.
Synonyms
342
5.6
A case one person brings against another in court to get a decision
129
7.7
To use the courts to settle a dispute
45
3.8
A court process to solve a dispute when someone sues another
1
7.9
A case where one person takes another to court to get or protect a right
Idioms
Compounds
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4.7
A plan to help groups treated unfairly get more chances in education or work
- Specialized
61
4.4
A lawsuit brought by some people for a larger group with similar claims
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4.4
A group that raises and spends money to support political candidates or causes
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4.7
A lawsuit started by one or more people for many others with the same problem
- Jargon
16
5.5
A protest where people act directly, for example by blocking a road or factory, to reach their goals
- Formal
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4.2
A planned effort to change life in a community or improve people's living conditions
- Specialized
4
6.3
A sliding lever on a shotgun or rifle that loads a new round when you move it back and forth
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3.4
A quick movement your body makes without thinking, for example pulling your hand from something hot
- Specialized
1
5.8
Movement of liquid up thin tubes or spaces, like water rising in a plant stem
- Specialized
1
5.2
A quick change in electric charge across a cell membrane that carries a signal along nerve or muscle cells
- Specialized
1
4.1
Every push or pull makes an equal force in the opposite direction
- Specialized
1
7.1
A style of abstract painting where the artist moves and applies paint in big, energetic movements
- Formal
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7.9
Someone directly involved in a court case, as plaintiff or defendant
- Specialized
1
3.5
A process in which substances change into new substances, for example rusting or cooking
- Specialized
1
6.0
The speed of a chemical reaction depends on the amounts of the substances that react
- Specialized
1
8.1
A part of a shotgun you move back and forth to eject and load shells for the next shot
- Specialized
1
6.3
The mechanical part of a device that makes parts move, like in a piano or toy
- Specialized
1
5.8
The levers and parts inside a piano that make hammers hit strings when you press a key
- Specialized
A theory that large areas of the brain work together for complex tasks
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Action comes from the old Latin agere 'to do', and in law it became a word for a formal 'doing' in court; so a legal action is an official step someone takes to use the law and seek justice.