actio

āctiō ōnis, f

1 AG-, a putting in motion ; hence, a performing, doing, action : virtutis laus in actione consistit, in deeds .—Esp.: gratiarum, a rendering .—Of an orator or player, a rendering, declamation : consulis. — Public acts, official conduct, achievements : radicitus evellere omnīs actiones tuas: celebrare actiones, make their policy popular , L.: Ciceronis, S.: tribunicia, a measure , L.— A suit at law, action, process : actionem instituere: causae: actionem intendere, to bring suit : hac actione uti, this form of action : lenior. — Permission to bring a suit : actionem dare alicui: alterā, at the second trial .