COGNIZABLE, adjective 1. That falls or may fall under judicial notice; that may be heard, tried, and determined; as, a cause or action in cognizable before the circuit court. These wrongs are cognizable by the ecclesiastical courts. 2. That falls or may fall under notice or observation; that may be known, perceived or apprehended. The cause of many phenomena is not cognizable by the senses.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI