cognizable
Americanadjective
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capable of being perceived or known.
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being within the jurisdiction of a court.
adjective
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perceptible
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law susceptible to the jurisdiction of a court
Usage
What does cognizable mean? Cognizable means capable of being perceived or known. A close synonym is perceptible. The related adjective cognizant means aware of something or having knowledge of it. Such awareness can be called cognizance. In a legal context, cognizable is used in a more specific way meaning within the jurisdiction of a court. Example: At what point did you become cognizant of the fact that you were not receiving everything that you were promised?
Other Word Forms
- cognizably adverb
- noncognizable adjective
- noncognizably adverb
- precognizable adjective
- uncognizable adjective
Etymology
Origin of cognizable
First recorded in 1670–80; cogniz(ance) + -able
Example Sentences
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That case was dismissed in 2019 for a "failure to allege a cognizable legal theory"; the latest lawsuits' "natural" claims represent a different tactic.
From Salon • May 21, 2024
This issue, which goes all the way to the Supreme Court, is that everyone wants to suggest that nobody has standing to bring this litigation because Amanda has already had her cognizable harm and injury.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023
The judge in that case called his suit “fanatic” and “delusional,” saying there was no way to “discern any cognizable claim” from the incoherent filings.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022
He concluded that while the grand jury’s work is ongoing, it would be “premature” to say the school system has been damaged: “I do not believe that there is a cognizable, irreparable harm here.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022
And whether such were really the intention of the convention, or the people, is, at least a matter of conjecture and history, and not of law, nor of any evidence cognizable by any judicial tribunal.
From The Unconstitutionality of Slavery by Spooner, Lysander
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