 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
actionable
adjective: affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an
actionable offense"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Actionable \Ac"tion*a*ble\, adjective [Cf. LL. actionabilis. See
{Action}.]
That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to
call a man a thief is actionable.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "actionable":
against the law, anarchic, anarchistic, anomic, applicable,
authorized, black-market, bootleg, causidical, chargeable,
competent, constitutional, contraband, contrary to law, criminal,
felonious, flawed, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, impermissible,
irregular, judicial, juridical, just, justiciable, kosher, lawful,
lawless, lawmaking, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate, licit,
litigable, litigant, litigatory, litigious, nonconstitutional,
nonlegal, nonlicit, outlaw, outlawed, punishable, rightful,
sanctioned, statutory, triable, unallowed, unauthorized,
unconstitutional, under-the-counter, under-the-table, unlawful,
unofficial, unstatutory, unwarrantable, unwarranted, valid,
within the law, wrongful
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