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actionable

[ak-shuh-nuh-buh l]
adjective
  1. furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
  2. liable to a lawsuit.
  3. ready to go or be put into action; ready for use: to retrieve actionable copy from a computer.
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Origin of actionable

First recorded in 1585–95; action + -able
Related formsac·tion·a·bil·i·ty, nounac·tion·a·bly, adverbnon·ac·tion·a·ble, adjectivenon·ac·tion·a·bly, adverbun·ac·tion·a·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for unactionable

actionable

adjective
  1. law affording grounds for legal action
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Derived Formsactionably, adverb
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Word Origin and History for unactionable

actionable

adj.

1590s; from action + -able.

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