actionable

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Related to actionable: actionable intelligence

ac·tion·a·ble

(ăk′shə-nə-bəl)

adj.

1. Giving cause for legal action: an actionable statement.

2. Relating to or being information that allows a decision to be made or action to be taken.

3. Capable of being put into practice: proposed several actionable measures to reduce the federal deficit.

ac′tion·a·bly adv.

actionable

(ˈækʃənəbəl)

adj

(Law) law affording grounds for legal action

ˈactionably adv

ac•tion•a•ble

(ˈæk ʃə nə bəl)

adj.

1. furnishing grounds for a lawsuit: actionable negligence.

2. capable of being readily used: actionable data.

[1585–95]

ac`tion•a•bil′i•ty, n.

ac′tion•a•bly, adv.

actionable

Able or likely to give rise to a legal action.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Adj.

actionable - affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"

unjust - violating principles of justice; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation"

actionable

adjective

Law. Subject to legal proceedings:

Law: litigable, prosecutable, triable.

Translations

strafbar

perseguibile querelabile

actionable

[ˈækʃnəbl] ADJ (Jur) → justiciable, procesable

actionable

adj → verfolgbar; statement → klagbar

Mentioned in ?

References in classic literature ?

There are some things that ought to be actionable, and are not so-- that's my opinion.

View in context

I have done nothing actionable from the first, but as long as you keep that door locked you lay yourself open to an action for assault and illegal constraint.

View in context

Mr Witherden, sir, YOUR words are actionable, and if I was a man of low and mean standing, who couldn't afford to be slandered, I should proceed for damages.

View in context

I want him to know figures, and write like print, and see into things quick, and know what folks mean, and how to wrap things up in words as aren't actionable.

View in context

Crupp considered actionable, and had expressed her intention of bringing before a 'British Judy' - meaning, it was supposed, the bulwark of our national liberties.

View in context

M2 PHARMA-September 8, 2014-Illumina unveils launch of Actionable Genome Consortium

Illumina unveils launch of Actionable Genome Consortium

com)-- Actionable Strategies, a boutique consulting firm serving clients globally, has been engaged to develop an ERP strategy for a very large enterprise in the Middle East.

Actionable Strategies Engaged for ERP Strategy in EMEA

military's lead agency for communications and information technology, has selected Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System and Symantec DeepSight Alert Services to serve as key early warning solutions delivering actionable intelligence to DISA's Department of Defense Computer Emergency Response Team (DOD-CERT) on global cyber attack activity and vulnerability risks.

Symantec provides U.S. Department of Defense with security intelligence

But to be actionable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, workplace harassment must be more than crude or humiliating.

Man trouble: what does male-on-male sexual harassment mean for discrimination law? (Columns)

Inforonics LLC announced today the official release of another innovative support automation tool that reduces its clients' technical/customer support and Incident Management costs by intelligently dividing inbound support emails into valid, actionable support events or non-actionable email "noise".

Inforonics Launches InfoPARSESM - The Intelligent Email Filtering Service for Technical Support & Incident Management

com)-- Actionable Strategies, a boutique consulting firm serving clients globally, signed a partnership with Business & Strategy Group in Spain.

Actionable Strategies Announces Partnership in Spain

This powerful actionable intelligence drives more effective decisions, more profitable operations and more satisfied and loyal customers.