cognizable

Adjective
Synonyms: knowablecognisablecognoscible

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. capable of being knownSynonyms: knowablecognisablecognoscible
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Webster's Dictionary (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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