---
id: "actionable-evidence"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "actionable evidence"
language: "en"
category: "Security and abuse"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/actionable-evidence/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/pruebas-suficientes-actuar/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/handlungsrelevante-belege/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/preuves-exploitables/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/prove-sufficienti-intervenire/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/evidencia-acionavel/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/dokazatelstva-prinyatiya-mer/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/ke-caiqu-xingdong-zhengju/"
---

# actionable evidence

The level of proof that obliges a registry or registrar to act on DNS abuse under ICANN contracts. The contracts do not define it, but an ICANN advisory explains it. The company needs enough reliable information, from a report or its own checks, to reasonably conclude a domain is used for abuse. Vague or unsupported reports fall short.

## related terms

- [2024 DNS abuse amendments](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-abuse-amendments/)
- [abuse report](https://tldlog.com/glossary/abuse-report/)
- [mitigation actions](https://tldlog.com/glossary/mitigation-actions/)
- [DNS abuse](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-abuse/)
- [ICANN Contractual Compliance](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-contractual-compliance/)