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actionable, a.|ˈækʃənəb(ə)l|
[f. action n. 8 + -able.]
Subject or liable to an action at law; of such a character that an action on account of it will lie.
1591Lambarde Archeion (1635) 90 Baited, and bitten with libells and slanders that be not actionable. 1691Shadwell Scowrers ii. Wks. IV. 331 Have a care what you say, Sir, your words will be actionable. 1768Blackstone Comm. III. 217 This..is no injury to the sufferer, and is therefore not an actionable nusance. 1778F. Burney Evelina ix. (1784) II. 71 Everybody agreed that the illusage the Captain had given her was actionable. 1848Arnould Mar. Insur. i. iv. (1866) I. 160 Guilty of actionable negligence.
▸ Able to be acted upon or put into practice; useful, practical.
1913C. Frederick New Housek. xii. 192 Refuse to let the mind wallow and dawdle around a problem without arriving at definite, actionable conclusions. 1966Managem. Sci. 13 B116 A plan is a set of actionable decisions which has been selected from among a number of alternative sets. 1987Guardian (Nexis) 29 Jan. An 18-month ‘relevant and actionable’ study in educational management. 2004Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 14 Jan. 184/2 The availability of advanced technology has changed the nature, scope, and potential of drug utilization programs to provide valuable, actionable, patient-specific information to prescribers. |