"accioun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /aksiˈuːn/, /ˈaksjun/ Forms: acciouns [plural], accion [alternative], accyon [alternative], accyoune [alternative], acsyon [alternative], action [alternative], actioun [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French accion, action, from Latin āctiō, āctiōn-; equivalent to act + -ioun. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|accion}} Borrowed from Old French accion, {{der|enm|la|actio|āctiō, āctiōn-}} Latin āctiō, āctiōn-, {{af|enm|act|-ioun}} act + -ioun Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} accioun, {{enm-noun|acciouns}} accioun (plural acciouns)
  1. An action; an act, behaviour or attribute.
    Sense id: en-accioun-enm-noun-2X32uCTt Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 42 45
  2. One's capability to launch a lawsuit.
    Sense id: en-accioun-enm-noun-lJuN1Otf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Law Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 42 45 Disambiguation of Law: 1 95 4
  3. A legal case or suit; a legal action.
    Sense id: en-accioun-enm-noun-OMqQF34b Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ioun, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 42 45 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ioun: 17 32 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 13 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 23 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: coaccioun, exaccioun

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang_code": "ar",
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          "roman": "ʔakšin",
          "word": "أَكْشِن"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "lang_code": "ko",
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      "form": "acciouns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accion",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accyoune",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acsyon",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "action",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "coaccioun"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ],
        [
          "attribute",
          "attribute"
        ]
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    },
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        }
      ],
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        "One's capability to launch a lawsuit."
      ],
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          "capability"
        ],
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          "launch",
          "launch"
        ],
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          "lawsuit",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "19 13 68",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 23 62",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "A legal case or suit; a legal action."
      ],
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          "case",
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        ],
        [
          "suit",
          "suit"
        ],
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          "legal action",
          "legal action"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/aksiˈuːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaksjun/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "accioun"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
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    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -ioun",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "lang_code": "ar",
          "raw_tags": [
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          "word": "أَكْشِن"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "Action"
        },
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "aicsean"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "roman": "akshn",
          "word": "אקשן"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "roman": "ekshen",
          "word": "אקשן"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "roman": "akushon",
          "word": "アクション"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "roman": "aeksyeon",
          "word": "액션"
        },
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          "lang_code": "ru",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "roman": "ekšn",
          "word": "экшн"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "action"
        }
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      "lang_code": "sco",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accion",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    },
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      "form": "accyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accyoune",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "acsyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "action",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "coaccioun"
    },
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    }
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        "An action; an act, behaviour or attribute."
      ],
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        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
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          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ],
        [
          "attribute",
          "attribute"
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    {
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        "One's capability to launch a lawsuit."
      ],
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        [
          "capability",
          "capability"
        ],
        [
          "launch",
          "launch"
        ],
        [
          "lawsuit",
          "lawsuit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A legal case or suit; a legal action."
      ],
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        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "case",
          "case"
        ],
        [
          "suit",
          "suit"
        ],
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          "legal action"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aksiˈuːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaksjun/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "accioun"
}

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