actions

ac*tion

noun

{bc}a thing done {bc}{sx|deed||}

affirmative action

noun

{bc}the use of policies, legislation, programs, and procedures to improve the educational or employment opportunities of members of certain demographic groups (such as minority groups, women, and older people) as a remedy to the effects of long-standing discrimination against such groups

class action

noun

{bc}a legal action undertaken by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and all other persons having an identical interest in the alleged wrong

co*ac*tion

noun

{bc}joint or concurrent action

cross action

noun

{bc}a legal action in which the defendant in an existing action files a suit against the plaintiff on the same subject matter {bc}{sx|countersuit||}

direct action

noun

{bc}action that seeks to achieve an end directly and by the most immediately effective means (such as a boycott or strike)

industrial action

noun

{bc}{sx|job action||}

job action

noun

{bc}a temporary action (such as a slowdown) by workers as a protest and means of forcing compliance with demands

police action

noun

{bc}a localized military action undertaken without formal declaration of war by regular armed forces against persons held to be violators of international peace and order

stop-ac*tion

noun

{bc}{sx|stop-motion||}