ACTIONABLE

actionable

(adjective) affording grounds for legal action; “slander is an actionable offense”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

actionable (comparative more actionable, superlative most actionable)

That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.

(legal) Affording grounds for legal action.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac"tion*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. actionabilis. See Action.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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