Meanings
nounthing in action (plural things in action)
plural things in action
- 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 1Synonyms: chose in action
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nounSynonym of chose in action
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thing in action. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thing%20in%20action
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“thing in action.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thing%20in%20action. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thing in action,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thing%20in%20action.
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