The phrase "a formal action" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an official or structured procedure or decision taken in a specific context, such as legal, governmental, or organizational settings.
Example: "The board of directors will take a formal action to approve the new policy during the next meeting."
Alternatives: "an official measure" or "a structured decision".
AI planning requires the definition of action models using a formal action and plan description language, such as the standard Planning Domain Definition Language (PDDL), as input.
"The business accepts this risk and a formal action plan will not be tracked," MF Global employees wrote at the time, Mr. Freeh's report said.
Even when decisive intervention is initiated from within the governance process, it is usually not initiated by a formal action of the full board.
Camping, a formal action associated with Clearinghouse in the past, was voted out of the Recruitment Rules last spring by the Rush Chairs.
The President, hinting that he might disclose the identities of the tax evaders through a formal action, said most of the avoidance and evasion of taxes reported to him by the Treasury Department was by wealthy persons.
In contrast, a formal action by the President's Administration, in the form of an executive order, is by definition a statement of concrete policy, issued in contemplation of a legal challenge.
5. Presence of representatives of a majority of the Members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for any formal action by the Committee.
As a result, it is not necessary for the league to take any formal action on the proposed arrangement".
Mr. Zuckerbrod said the society would not take any formal action against Ms. Eisenberg.
While there have been several audits, the I.R.S. has not taken any formal action, he said.
The instructor discusses the academic dishonesty with the student prior to taking any formal action.
