The phrase "act of hurt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action that causes pain or emotional distress to someone.
Example: "The act of hurt was unintentional, but it left a lasting impact on their relationship."
Alternatives: "act of harm" or "deed of injury".
One might even hold that she should be interpreted as asserting that the act of hurting the cat has the power to prompt a certain act of emotional projection.
According to such a view, when Jane utters the sentence "Hurting that cat is impermissible" what she is doing is best interpreted as asserting that the act of hurting the cat has the power to prompt a certain kind of emotional response in her (or in some person in specifiable ideal circumstances).
"One may say this is the due price incurred by wrong deed, the evil act of hurting others," the statement said.
If 'violence' is defined as the intentional act of hurting another person, then non-physical bullying represents a form of emotional and social violence.
Drawing from in-depth interviews with sixty women of different ages and ethnic and class backgrounds police officers, attorneys, substance abusers, homemakers, artists Dana Jack provides a rich account of how women explain (or explain away) their own hidden or actual acts of hurt to others.
"Yes, this act of violence hurt law enforcement," she told the crowd.
Economics professor Paul Oyer and management policy professor Scott Schaefer explain how the Civil Rights Act of 1991 hurts those it's meant to help.
They think rape jokes are funny because they think the act of physically hurting and sexually dominating a woman against her will is funny.
He added, "What I see is a guy who I've never seen one act of trying to hurt anybody, and I would never believe that's what he was trying to do".
Romney, who said he would "repeal and replace" Dodd-Frank if elected president, said he thinks the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 has "hurt the housing market".
