action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense … Law dictionary
initiate a civil action — index sue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
initiate — I verb admit, begin, break ground, bring into use, broach, commence, conceive, direct, discover, enlighten, enter upon, familiarize, found, give entrance to, imbuere, implant, inaugurate, inchoate, incipere, inculculate, indoctrinate, induct,… … Law dictionary
initiate — UK US /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL ► to begin something: »The automaker initiated a programme to improve the recyclability of its automobiles at the end of their useful life. initiate proceedings/an action against sb/sth »The bank initiated legal… … Financial and business terms
initiate — ► VERB 1) cause (a process or action) to begin. 2) admit with formal ceremony or ritual into a society or group. 3) (initiate into) introduce to (a new activity or skill). ► NOUN ▪ a person who has been initiated. DERIVATIVES initiat … English terms dictionary
action — n. activity act 1) to initiate; take action; to go into action 2) to put smt. into action (we put our plan into action) 3) to prod, spur smb. into action 4) concerted, united; decisive; direct; disciplinary; drastic; emergency; hasty, rash;… … Combinatory dictionary
action — noun 1 process of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, effective, firm, strong, vigorous ▪ He urged the government to take decisive action against music piracy. ▪ aggressive … Collocations dictionary
action — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Performance Nouns 1. (act of doing) action, performance, operation, execution, enactment, production; process, procedure, proceeding, transaction; behavior, conduct; work, exertion. See activity. 2.… … English dictionary for students
action — 1. noun /ˈæk.ʃən/ a) Something done so as to accomplish a purpose. Knead bread with a rocking action. b) A way of motion or functioning. an action movie See Also: act … Wiktionary
initiate — verb ADVERB ▪ formally ▪ The investigation was formally initiated last month. ▪ immediately ▪ recently Initiate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑action, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
initiate — verb ɪ nɪʃɪeɪt 1》 cause (a process or action) to begin. 2》 admit formally into a society or group, typically with a ritual. 3》 (initiate someone into) introduce someone to (an activity or skill). noun ɪ nɪʃɪət a person who has been initiated.… … English new terms dictionary