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Definition of Impossible action
1. Noun. An alternative that is not available.
Generic synonyms: Alternative, Choice, Option
Specialized synonyms: Impossible
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impossible Action
Literary usage of Impossible action
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie (1801)
"It has not been my object to show that perpetual motion is an impossible action,
even through human invention, as no objection stronger than analogical ..."
2. Metaphysic: In Three Books, Ontology, Cosmology, and Psychology by Hermann Lotze (1887)
"The only alternative left, therefore, is to render the course of the universe
explicable, without presupposing this impossible action. ..."
3. Glimpses of the Cosmos by Lester Frank Ward (1917)
"The highest ethics would supplant ethics entirely by such an organization of
action as to render conflict impossible. Action is social energy, ..."
4. International Law by John Westlake (1910)
"... in particular cases where sufficient definition is impossible. Action in them
by a state is political just as the action of a legislature is political. ..."
5. Geology of Wisconsin: Survey of 1873-1879 by Wisconsin Chief Geologist (1883)
"... bringing different ingredients in contact, it has given rise to chemical
activities that would otherwise have been impossible. Action of Carbonic Acid. ..."
6. Pacific States Reports by California Supreme Court, Idaho Supreme Court, Kansas Supreme Court, Montana Supreme Court, Nevada Supreme Court, Oregon Supreme Court, Utah Supreme Court, Washington (State). Supreme Court (1906)
"That this intention led to absurd results, and involved impossible action, is
simply the fault of the Legislature, which the Court will not a'ttempt to ..."
7. Handel by Romain Rolland (1916)
"2 He waged war against the impossible action and the want of intelligence amongst
the German singers and ..."
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