action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goal

leaning - the act of deviating from a vertical position

motivating, motivation - the act of motivating; providing incentive

assumption - the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"

rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"

sacrifice, forfeit, forfeiture - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

wearing, wear - the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"

judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"

production - the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"

stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

residency, abidance, residence - the act of dwelling in a place

inactivity - being inactive; being less active

interference, hindrance - the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

stop, stoppage - the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

group action - action taken by a group of people

distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

legitimation - the act of rendering a person legitimate; "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"

permissive waste, waste - (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

proclamation, promulgation - the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"

communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"

speech act - the use of language to perform some act