Definitions for actionableˈæk ʃə nə bəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ac•tion•a•bleˈæk ʃə nə bəl(adj.)

  1. furnishing grounds for a lawsuit:

    actionable negligence.

    Category: Law

  2. capable of being readily used:

    actionable data.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of actionable:

1585–95

ac′tion•a•bly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. actionable(adj)

    affording grounds for legal action

    "slander is an actionable offense"

Wiktionary

  1. actionable(Adjective)

    Affording grounds for legal action.

  2. actionable(Adjective)

    Capable of being articulated as an action item or a set of action items.

    One of our objectives in the next cycle is to have reviewed the documentation and determine the feasibility of our project plan schedule. Is that actionable? Can we determine any deliverables for this?

  3. Origin: Compare actionabilis. See action.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Actionable(adj)

    that may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to call a man a thief is actionable


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