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発音

• IPA: (米国発音) /ˈæk.ʃə.nə.bəl/, /ˈæk.ʃən.ə.bəl/

形容詞

actionable (comparative more actionable, superlative most actionable)

1. Able to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.
   • 2015, Scott Ritter, London Review of Books, volume 37, number 13:

     By 1996 most of Unscom’s leads had dried up and my need for actionable information was such that the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) agreed to deal with me directly.

2. (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?

   Clearly the libelous book is actionable, but I'm not commenting on anything to do with legal issues.

   • 1891 [September], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure III.—A Case of Identity.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume II (July to December), number [9], London: […], page 258, column 1:

     "It may be so, or it may not, Mr. Holmes," said he, "but if you are so very sharp you ought to be sharp enough to know that it is you who are breaking the law now, and not me. 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."

派生語

名詞

actionable (plural actionables)

1. That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
   • 2020, “Actionables for a healthy recovery from COVID-19”, in World Health Organization Newsroom‎:

     A comprehensive set of key actionables for achieving healthier environments is provided accordingly.