'Cognizable' definitions:

Definition of 'cognizable'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Capable of being known [syn: knowable, cognizable, cognisable, cognoscible] [ant: unknowable]

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]

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