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Webster 1913 Edition
Cognizable
Cog′ni-za-ble
(? or [GREEK])
, Adj.
[F.
connaissable
, fr. connaître
to know, L. cognoscere
. See Cognition.] 1.
Capable of being known or apprehended;
as,
. cognizable
causes2.
Fitted to be a subject of judicial investigation; capable of being judicially heard and determined.
Cognizable
both in the ecclesiastical and secular courts. Ayliffe.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cognizable
COGNIZABLE
, a.1.
That falls or may fall under judicial notice; that may be heard, tried, and determined; as, a cause or action in cognizable before the circuit court.These wrongs are cognizable by the ecclesiastical courts.
2.
That falls or may fall under notice or observation; that may be known, perceived or apprehended.The cause of many phenomena is not cognizable by the senses.
Definition 2024
cognizable
cognizable
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Alternative forms
Adjective
cognizable (comparative more cognizable, superlative most cognizable)
- Capable of being known or perceived.
- (law) Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.
- 1840, Abel Upshur, A Brief Enquiry into the Nature and Character of our Federal Government, Campbell, page 64:
- But there are many cases involving the question of federal power which are not cognizable before the federal courts; and, of course, as to these, we must look out for some other umpire.
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Derived terms
- cognizable offence