cognizable
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈkɒɡnɪzəbl/
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cognoscible
- After the investigation, the committee found several cognizable concerns regarding safety regulations.
- legally cognizable
- cognizable claim
Examples
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that the plaintiff's pure economic loss claims were legally cognizable.
Academic text (1990) -
To present a claim that is cognizable in maritime law, the injury resulting from marine pollution must be found to be within the maritime jurisdiction of our courts.
Academic text (1990) -
The scientist may not cause direct, substantial harm to the cognizable interests of others.
Academic text (2017) -
I first show that cognizable tests exist in international law for both doctrines.
Academic text (2016) -
The prosecution there will be dismissed this term on the grounds that the case is not cognizable by the courts of the U.S.
Academic text (2016) -
I don't think that these are cognizable offenses.
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While denial of health services can, in certain circumstances, state a judicially cognizable injury, Plaintiffs have not pressed this as an independent ground for standing.
Blog text (24) -
The court stated that the same claims that were barred in negligence because of the physical injury rule were legally cognizable under a public nuisance cause of action.
Academic text (1990) -
When presented with plaintiffs who allege gender identity or sexual orientation-based discrimination under Title VII, courts should defer to the EEOC's interpretation of "sex" and thereby find the claims cognizable.
Academic text (2017) -
The event was significant enough to warrant a cognizable response from the authorities.
Synonyms
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2.3
Easy to tell who or what something is
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5.5
Something that is easy to see or notice
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4.3
Able to be seen or noticed
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3.6
Easy to notice or find
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3.7
Easy to understand
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5.4
Able to be seen, heard, or noticed
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4.6
Something you can learn or understand
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4.9
Noticeable to a person, like a change or a sound
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5.1
Easy to notice or understand
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7.5
Most people can understand it easily
Able to be known or understood by people
Easy to understand
Can be recognized or accepted as true
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cognizable comes from the Latin root cogn- meaning 'to know', the same root you can see in recognize. So, something cognizable is something you can know, notice, or understand.