actionable

actionable
actionable ac‧tion‧a‧ble [ˈækʆnəbl] adjective
if something is actionable, you can bring a case against someone in court about it:

• The patient suffered no actionable injury.

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actionable UK US /ˈækʃənəbl/ adjective
LAW giving someone a good reason for accusing someone else in a court of law: actionable in/under sth »

His failure to deliver the work would surely be actionable under law as a breach of contract.

able to be used as a reason for doing something: »

actionable information/intelligence


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • actionable — (adj.) 1590s; from ACTION (Cf. action) + ABLE (Cf. able) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • actionable — adjective /ˈæk.ʃən.nə.bəl/ a) Affording grounds for legal action. Im sure its not good of me to write that hes a lush, but is it actionable? b) Capable of being articulated as an action item or a set of action items. Clearly the libelous book is… …   Wiktionary

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