cognizable
adj/ˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/
Etymology From cognize + -able.
1
Capable of being known or perceived.
2
Law Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.
- 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.1840, Abel Upshur, A Brief Enquiry into the Nature and Character of our Federal Government, Campbell, page 64:
- Derived terms
- cognizableness, cognizable offence, cognizably, incognizable, noncognizable, precognizable, uncognizable