Action vs. Deed — What's the Difference?

The fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim

In common law, a deed (anciently "an evidence") is any legal instrument in writing which passes, affirms or confirms an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions, sealed. It is commonly associated with transferring (conveyancing) title to property.

A thing done; an act

Something that is carried out; an act or action.

The way in which something works or moves

A usually praiseworthy act; a feat or exploit.

Armed conflict

Action or performance in general

Legal proceedings; a lawsuit

A signed, sealed, and delivered instrument.

Take action on; deal with

An instrument conveying an interest in real property.

The state or process of acting or doing

To transfer by means of a deed

Something that is done or accomplished; a deed. See Usage Note at act.

An action or act; something that is done.

Organized activity to accomplish an objective

A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.

The causation of change by the exertion of power or a natural process

Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.

Habitual or vigorous activity; energy

(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.

Often actions Behavior or conduct.

The legal title to real estate; ownership.

(Law) A proceeding brought before a court to obtain relief; a lawsuit.

To transfer real property by deed.

Armed encounter; combat

Dead.

An engagement between troops or ships

That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; - a word of extensive application, including, whatever is done, good or bad, great or small.

The most important or exciting work or activity in a specific field or area

Illustrious act; achievement; exploit.

A movement or a series of movements, as of an actor.

Power of action; agency; efficiency.

Manner of movement

Fact; reality; - whence we have indeed.

The appearance of animation of a figure in painting or sculpture.

A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or contract.

The series of events and episodes that form the plot of a story or play

Performance; - followed by of.

A series or number of fast-moving, exciting, or dangerous events, especially in a movie

To convey or transfer by deed; as, he deeded all his estate to his eldest son.

The operating parts of a mechanism.

A notable achievement;

The manner in which such parts operate.

A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it;

The manner in which a musical instrument can be played; playability

The effort of performing or doing something.

Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.

A way of motion or functioning.

Fast-paced activity.

The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.

(firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.

(music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.

The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.

Sexual intercourse.

(military) Combat.

(legal) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).

(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.

(physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.

The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.

The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.

(bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.

(obsolete) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.

(religion) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.

(science) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).

Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.

(Manglish) arrogant

To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.

To initiate a legal action against someone.

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action.

An act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. (pl.): Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor.

The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.

Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action.

Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun.

Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.

Gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings.

The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.

A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, 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.

A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks.

An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action.

The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe.

Something done (usually as opposed to something said);

The state of being active;

A judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

An act by a government body or supranational organization;

A military engagement;

A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings);

The series of events that form a plot;

The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism;

The trait of being active and energetic and forceful;

The most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field;

Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;

Put in effect;