Law

• legitimation

  The act of rendering a person legitimate; "he has filial rights because he obtained...

• waste

  (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect.

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• activity

  Any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity".

• group action

  Action taken by a group of people.

• action

  Something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and...

• speech act

  The use of language to perform some act.

• touch

  The act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room...

• communication

  The activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could...

• propulsion

  The act of propelling.

• departure

  The act of departing.

• acquiring

  The act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested...

• disposal

  The act or means of getting rid of something.

• distribution

  The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning.

• rejection

  The act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection".

• judgment

  The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment...

• interference

  The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding.

• production

  The act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous";...

• discovery

  The act of discovering something.

• implementation

  The act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something);...

• recovery

  The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost).

• inactivity

  Being inactive; being less active.

• causing

  The act of causing something to happen.

• delivery

  The act of delivering a child.

• nonaccomplishment

  An act that does not achieve its intended goal.

• egress

  The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent.

• equalization

  The act of making equal or uniform.

• running away

  The act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be.

• stop

  The act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage...

• stay

  Continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital...

• residency

  The act of dwelling in a place.

• assumption

  The act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was u...

• exhumation

  The act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been...

• mitzvah

  (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty.

• leaning

  The act of deviating from a vertical position.

• motivation

  The act of motivating; providing incentive.

• wear

  The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday w...

• derivation

  The act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin.

• hire

  The act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire".

• sacrifice

  The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure...

• proclamation

  The formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy...