Action-stopping key Crossword Clue

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Action-stopping key Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

ACTION (noun)
1. a military engagement
2. 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
ACTION (verb)
1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
2. put in effect
STOPPING (noun)
1. fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
2. the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch

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