cognizable
capable of being perceived or known.
being within the jurisdiction of a court.
Origin of cognizable
1Other words from cognizable
- cog·ni·za·bly, adverb
- non·cog·ni·za·ble, adjective
- non·cog·ni·za·bly, adverb
- pre·cog·ni·za·ble, adjective
- un·cog·ni·za·ble, adjective
Words Nearby cognizable
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How to use cognizable in a sentence
To the extent any of these particular plaintiffs have a judicially cognizable claim, it would be against the Senate and the House of Representatives.
If his comments were libellous, the libel was cognizable in the ordinary courts of law.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8) | John Richard GreenYet nothing could be more obvious than that the breach of any statute was cognizable before the courts of law.
Similarly, no articulate sound is cognizable until the inarticulate sounds which go to make it up have been learned.
Froebel's Gifts | Kate Douglas WigginAssignments--not cognizable, unless drawn up at the judge-advocate's office and registered.
The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) | David Dickinson Mann
Agreements--not cognizable, unless written and registered; being witnessed by one person, not a prisoner.
The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) | David Dickinson Mann
British Dictionary definitions for cognizable
cognisable
/ (ˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl, ˈkɒnɪ-) /
perceptible
law susceptible to the jurisdiction of a court
Derived forms of cognizable
- cognizably or cognisably, adverb
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