Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an actionable manner; in a manner that may subject to legal process.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an actionable manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
actionable manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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To all those who express concern that our dear host will be outed should he participate in this radio programme: his “Force” already know who he is, and have had to acknowledge that so far he has done nothing (actionably) inappropriate by his blogging.
Listen Very Carefully….. I Will Say This Only Once. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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The FCC declared that a single, nonliteral use of an expletive, or a "fleeting expletive," could be "actionably indecent."
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After complaints about Bono's comments, the FCC declared that a single, nonliteral use of an expletive, or a "fleeting expletive," could be "actionably indecent."
Court strikes down FCC indecency rules on fleeting f-bombs 2010
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Bruce Forsyth made actionably smutty bad jokes, and then the gang – truly, a nice enough mix – got to meet and greet their dancing partners, and then they all danced, actually rather well.
Strictly Come Dancing: The Ann Widdecombe campaign starts here 2010
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The FCC declared that a single, nonliteral use of an expletive, or a "fleeting expletive," could be "actionably indecent."
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The FCC declared that a single, nonliteral use of an expletive, or a "fleeting expletive," could be "actionably indecent."
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Similarly, where the contractor is hired to perform the task according to precise specifications but fails to comply with those specifications, and the contractor's deviation from the government specifications actionably harms a third party, the contractor is not entitled to immunity because, again, the harm was not caused by the government's insistence on a specified manner of performance but rather by the contractor's failure to act in accordance with the government's directives.
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After complaints about Bono's comments, the FCC declared that a single, nonliteral use of an expletive, or a "fleeting expletive," could be "actionably indecent."
Court strikes down FCC indecency rules on fleeting f-bombs 2010
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While they lead us to new heights, we obsess over them, deconstruct them and contort their identities into brands that don't remotely reflect a reality to which a young girl with big dreams could actionably aspire with a hint of sincerity.
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After all, you can group together comments by different speakers that are individually not “severe” and treat them as actionably “pervasive,” since “harassment” need only be “severe” OR “pervasive” to be actionable.
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