actionable doesn't mean what you think it means. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Actionable \Ac"tion*a*ble\, a. [

actionable doesn't mean what you think it means. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Actionable \Ac"tion*a*ble\, a. [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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: actionable adj : affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"