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cognizable definition

cog·ni·zable (käg′ni zə bəl, käg nī′-; occas. kän′ə zə bəl)

adjective

  1. that can be known or perceived
  2. Law
    1. within the jurisdiction of a court
    2. within the jurisdiction of the judicial system

Etymology: cogniz(e) + -able

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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