action
something an agent can do or perform
move
action selected by a player in a game
conversion to Christianity
conversion of a previously non-Christian person to Christianity
news embargo
term
procreation
creation of life
tearing
act of breaking apart a material by force, without the aid of a cutting tool
firing
process of firing a projectile
name and shame
form of dishonoring or disgracing a group or person
aiming
process of pointing a projectile weapon so as to strike the intended target
incorporation
practice of awarding a degree based on the student having an equivalent degree from another university
emergency response
an action to give assistance provided by emergency services, teams, or individuals
insulation
act of insulating (electricity, heat, sound), state of being insulated; detachment from other objects by insulator
presidential directive
instruction or declaration issued by the President of the United States
veto
instance of the veto power being invoked
speech
human vocal communication using spoken language
expropriation
seizure of private property without full compensation under government authority
ultimatum
demand backed up by a threat
sensory deprivation
the act of deliberately removing or reducing stimuli
diplomatic recognition
unilateral political act whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government
dribble
maneuvering of a ball by a single player, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball
swan song
final effort before the end
money burning
deliberate burning of money for effect
Remise
schermen
security
freedom from, or resilience against, potential harm caused by hostile forces, circumstances or disturbances
video-recording
the recording of moving images and audio in electronic form for the purpose of preservation for later use; used specifically for television broadcasts
foreplay
set of emotionally and physically intimate acts meant to create sexual arousal and desire for sexual activity
Falling on a grenade
Act of deliberate self-sacrifice
thanksgiving
to thank or to be thanked
commit operation
operation of adding changes to a version control repository
negation
change or action with an opposite effect to a previous action
conquest
act or instance of overcoming an obstacle
exposing
unauthorized distribution of intimate images accompanied by personal data via social media in order to disgrace the depicted person in her or his social environment
abstention
action and effect of not taking part in a vote. Sometimes it's consider equal to blank vote
global action
action that affects all Wikimedia projects
Countermeasure
action taken to offset another one
embouchure
setup of the mouth to play a wind instrument
abolition
legal term
police operation
police action in the field service
corporate action
event initiated by a public company that changes its securities
elimination
math
sample size determination
act of choosing the number of observations to include in a statistical sample
partition
legal act of dividing an estate
waking up
transition from sleep state to waking state