Also means
event
Usage Note
Acto covers a deed or action (un acto de valentía), a formal ceremony (acto de graduación), and an act of a play. The phrase en el acto means 'on the spot' or 'immediately'. In legal or political language it often implies an official formal action, closer to 'act' than 'action' (acto legislativo).
Examples
"Fue un acto de generosidad inesperado."
Natural Translation
It was an unexpected act of generosity.

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