'Cognizable' definitions:
Definition of 'cognizable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Definition of 'Cognizable'
From: GCIDE
- Cognizable \Cog"ni*za*ble\ (? or ?), a. [F. connaissable, fr. conna[^i]tre to know, L. cognoscere. See Cognition.]
- 1. Capable of being known or apprehended; as, cognizable causes. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fitted to be a subject of judicial investigation; capable of being judicially heard and determined. [1913 Webster]
- Cognizable both in the ecclesiastical and secular courts. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]