human action,
human activity,
deed,
act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
repossession the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
reclamation the recovery of useful substances from waste products
deliverance,
rescue,
saving,
delivery recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
ransom the act of freeing from captivity or punishment