Providing grounds for a legal action.
An event or circumstance which may be remedied by a lawsuit.
adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
When enough facts or circumstances are collected to legally file a legitimate lawsuit. If the necessary facts to prove a case cannot represent a legitimate lawsuit, the case is not "actionable" and a lawsuit should not be filed.
Affording grounds for a lawsuit.