actionable
/ˈæk.ʃə.nə.bəl/ adjective, noun
Forms actionables
- adjective Able to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.
- adjective (law) Affording grounds for legal action. “I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?”
- noun That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
Etymology
From action + -able. Compare Late Latin actionabilis. See action.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to call a man a thief is actionable.
Etymology [Cf. LL. actionabilis. See Action.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “actionable”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details