cognizable

English

Alternative forms

• cognisable

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cognize

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English cognizable

From cognize + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/

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Adjective

cognizable (comparative more cognizable, superlative most cognizable)

1. Capable of being known or perceived.
2. (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.

Derived terms

• cognizableness
• cognizable offence
• cognizably
• incognizable
• noncognizable
• precognizable
• uncognizable