actionableadj.

Brit.

/ˈakʃn̩əbl/,

/ˈakʃ(ə)nəbl/, U.S.

/ˈækʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: action n., -able suffix.

Etymology: < action n. + -able suffix. Compare later action v.

1. Giving cause for legal action.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > liable to an action at law

pleadablec1455

actionala1475

pleable1494

suitablea1555

litigious1568

impleadable1576

issuable?1577

suable1596

actionablea1601

questionable1639

litigable1767

a1601 W. Lambarde Archion (1635) 102 Baited, & bitten with libells & slanders that be not actionable.

1658 H. Grimston tr. G. Croke Reports II. 345 Action for these words, Thou art a Bankrupt knave... It was held by the Court that the words were scandalous, and Actionable, being two Substantives.

1691 T. Shadwell Scowrers ii. i. 15 Have a care what you say Sir? your words will be actionable.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 217 This..is no injury to the sufferer, and is therefore not an actionable nusance.

1778 F. Burney Evelina II. ix. 71 Every body agreed, that the ill usage the Captain had given her was actionable.

1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. i. v. 154 Guilty of actionable negligence.

1898 Times 19 Jan. 13/4 If what he did was tainted with fraud he might be guilty of an actionable wrong.

1924 Amer. Mercury Dec. 412/1 Oral words, to be actionable, in themselves, must either charge an offense which upon conviction would call for an infamous punishment or an offense which involves moral turpitude.

1950 E. Lieberman Unions before Bar viii. 103 There was no actionable wrong in striking against an employer.

2001 M. A. Crouch Thinking about Sexual Harassment i. iii. 55 The recognition of hostile environment sexual harassment as actionable under Title VII had enormous significance for the legal conception of sexual harassment.

2. Able to be acted upon or put into practice; useful, practical.

ΚΠ

1913 C. Frederick New Housek. xii. 192 Refuse to let the mind wallow and dawdle around a problem without arriving at definite, actionable conclusions.

1966 Managem. Sci. 13 B116 A plan is a set of actionable decisions which has been selected from among a number of alternative sets.

1987 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Jan. An 18-month ‘relevant and actionable’ study in educational management.

2004 Jrnl. 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.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	actionable
释义	actionableadj. Brit. /ˈakʃn̩əbl/, /ˈakʃ(ə)nəbl/, U.S. /ˈækʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: action n., -able suffix. Etymology: < action n. + -able suffix. Compare later action v. 1. Giving cause for legal action. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > liable to an action at law pleadablec1455 actionala1475 pleable1494 suitablea1555 litigious1568 impleadable1576 issuable?1577 suable1596 actionablea1601 questionable1639 litigable1767 a1601 W. Lambarde Archion (1635) 102 Baited, & bitten with libells & slanders that be not actionable. 1658 H. Grimston tr. G. Croke Reports II. 345 Action for these words, Thou art a Bankrupt knave... It was held by the Court that the words were scandalous, and Actionable, being two Substantives. 1691 T. Shadwell Scowrers ii. i. 15 Have a care what you say Sir? your words will be actionable. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 217 This..is no injury to the sufferer, and is therefore not an actionable nusance. 1778 F. Burney Evelina II. ix. 71 Every body agreed, that the ill usage the Captain had given her was actionable. 1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. i. v. 154 Guilty of actionable negligence. 1898 Times 19 Jan. 13/4 If what he did was tainted with fraud he might be guilty of an actionable wrong. 1924 Amer. Mercury Dec. 412/1 Oral words, to be actionable, in themselves, must either charge an offense which upon conviction would call for an infamous punishment or an offense which involves moral turpitude. 1950 E. Lieberman Unions before Bar viii. 103 There was no actionable wrong in striking against an employer. 2001 M. A. Crouch Thinking about Sexual Harassment i. iii. 55 The recognition of hostile environment sexual harassment as actionable under Title VII had enormous significance for the legal conception of sexual harassment. 2. Able to be acted upon or put into practice; useful, practical. ΚΠ 1913 C. Frederick New Housek. xii. 192 Refuse to let the mind wallow and dawdle around a problem without arriving at definite, actionable conclusions. 1966 Managem. Sci. 13 B116 A plan is a set of actionable decisions which has been selected from among a number of alternative sets. 1987 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Jan. An 18-month ‘relevant and actionable’ study in educational management. 2004 Jrnl. 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. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1601
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