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Definitions for actionable
ˈæk ʃə nə bəlac·tion·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. actionableadjective

    affording grounds for legal action

    "slander is an actionable offense"

Wiktionary

  1. actionableadjective

    Affording grounds for legal action.

  2. actionableadjective

    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. Etymology: Compare actionabilis. See action.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Actionableadjective

    That which admits an action in law to be brought against it; punishable.

    Etymology: from action.

    After he had been thus, as a man would think, quite extinguished, his process was formed; whereby he was found guilty of nought else, that I could learn, which was actionable, but of ambition. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

ChatGPT

  1. actionable

    Actionable refers to information or situations which one can practically act upon or use to make decisions. It suggests a clear path or solution for moving forward. It can also refer to any act, circumstance, or decision which provides legal grounds for a lawsuit or prosecution.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Actionableadjective

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

  2. Etymology: [Cf. LL. actionabilis. See Action.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of actionable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of actionable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of actionable in a Sentence

  1. James Scott:

    Cybersecurity whitepaper authors have it all wrong! It’s about weaponizing the mind of the reader so that when they’re done reading the document, you’ve memetically drilled home actionable concepts that will expediently impact their cyber defense.

  2. Blair Nicholas:

    Our clients are extremely pleased with Judge Scheindlin's order, sustaining actionable claims on all the RMBS trusts in our action.

  3. Nick White:

    The response to this emergency is far too slow, overall, I think this should be fought as a war, with research providing the real-time, actionable intelligence. Wars are not fought by committees.

  4. Michael McCaul:

    Right now, the security at subways and on trains is based on K9s, but also good actionable intelligence, in the case of our American heroes that took down this terrorist, it’s just vigilance on the traveling part of the public that did that.

  5. Homeland Security spokesman S.Y. Lee:

    DHS actively collaborates with public and private sector partners every day to share actionable information gleaned from research, ongoing network defense efforts, cybercrime investigations, and national security efforts, that support our nation’s cyber capabilities and the ability of our partners to put in place appropriate mitigation strategies.

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