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things in action

things in action is the plural of thing in action.

Meaning of thing in action

Noun

thing in action (plural things in action)

  1. Synonym of chose in action
    • A thing (including a thing that is digital or electronic in nature) is not prevented from being the object of personal property rights merely because it is neither a thing in possession, nor a thing in action.2025, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 1 (formatted)”, in Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025, page 1
    Synonyms:
    chose in action

Questions about things in action

What is things in action the plural of?
Things in action is the plural of thing in action.

Words near things in action in the dictionary

  1. thingodontan
  2. thingodontans
  3. Thingom
  4. thingos
  5. things
  6. things in action
  7. things in possession
  8. things of nothing
  9. things that go bump in the night
  10. things-in-themselves
  11. thingstead

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