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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
causes
.
2.
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.