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noun

something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day.

an exploit or achievement; feat: brave deeds.

Often, deeds. an act or gesture, especially as illustrative of intentions, one's character, or the like: Her deeds speak for themselves.

Law. a writing or document executed under seal and delivered to effect a conveyance, especially of real estate.

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verb (used with object)

to convey or transfer by deed.

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data presented to a court or jury in proof of the facts in issue and which may include the testimony of witnesses, records, documents, or objects

the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer; a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English dede, Old English dēd, variant of dǣd; cognate with German Tat, Gothic gadēths; see do¹

Related forms

deed·less, adjective

re·deed, verb (used with object)

un·deed·ed, adjective

Synonyms
1. See action.

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In many other cases, however, there are options other than aggression in word or deed.

And, above all, they must communicate it to their supporters and demonstrate their commitment to it by word and deed.

Throw it in your compost pile, and you're doing a good deed.

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In many other cases, however, there are options other than aggression in word or deed.

And, above all, they must communicate it to their supporters and demonstrate their commitment to it by word and deed.

Throw it in your compost pile, and you're doing a good deed.

Once the deed is done, selectivity may come into play.

Sometimes dessert sounds better than doing the deed.

But an armed takeover of a vessel definitely is a criminal deed.

The killer drank a silent toast to a deed well and truly done.

He tells the drug-addled cousin who shoots him at the beginning of the film that he loves him even as the deed is being done.

One good deed could result in your being hounded by a horde of beggars or relieved of your wallet by professional pickpockets.

Samuel unfolded the deed and examined it in silence for several minutes, paying special attention to the seals.

Citizens walk the streets aware that any word or deed may be noted by agents of some mysterious bureau.

The luring and deed are over in the second and the third quatrains.

There was no rejoicing among the crowd, only a sense of a necessary deed having been conducted with proper dignity.

Modern adventurers attempt to reenact this deed of derring-do.

There are much less complicated ways of doing the deed.

They would be the people who have to do the dirty deed and sometimes the good one, as well.

Oklahoma's bombing was not the idea of either and none participated in the execution of that dastardly deed.

Goddard's print shop, where she did this historic work, is a pharmacy now-with no plaque honoring her heroic deed.

They sent for rat poison, but when it arrived, no one wanted to do the deed.

SO good deed have these people done by saving the lives of fascinating turtles.

And sometimes it's important to remember that, in deed as well as in thought.

But extraditing anybody usually requires the deed concerned to be a crime in both countries.

But you do need some extra ingredients to get the chill deed done:.

Just because the deed seems fantastic does not mean that it is not true or can't be verified.

It is a darn good deed that deserves no reading of too much into.

There is simply no good reason not to expect some testing on whether this method actually does the deed in the manner claimed.

Real wonder is no one condemned him for his horrible deed.

There is no good deed done by an atheist, that couldn't have been done by a person religious.

The deed is done, and the deck explodes in cheers.

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World English Dictionary

deed (diːd)

—n
1.	something that is done or performed; act
2.	a notable achievement; feat; exploit
3.	action or performance, as opposed to words
4.	law a formal legal document signed, witnessed, and delivered to effect a conveyance or transfer of property or to create a legal obligation or contract

—vb
5.	(US), (Canadian) (tr) to convey or transfer (property) by deed

[Old English dēd; related to Old High German tāt, Gothic gadeths; see do¹]

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Word Origin & History

deed

O.E. dæd "a doing, act," from P.Gmc. *dædis, related to "do," from PIE *dhetis, from *dhe-/*dho- "place, put." Sense of "written legal document" is c.1300.

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"Just as a waterfall grows slower and more lightly suspended as it plunges down, so the great man of action tends to act with greater calmness than his tempestuous desires prior to the deed would lead one to expect."

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