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cognizable definition - legal
  1. adj
  2. Within the jurisdiction of a court, a dispute that a court has the power to adjudicate.
  3. Capable of being known or recognized.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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