"cognizable" meaning in English

See cognizable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-cognizable.wav [US] Forms: more cognizable [comparative], most cognizable [superlative], cognisable [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English cognize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English cognizable From cognize + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cognize|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English cognize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English cognizable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cognizable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cognizable"> From cognize + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} cognizable (comparative more cognizable, superlative most cognizable)
  1. Capable of being known or perceived.
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  2. (law) Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.
    Sense id: en-cognizable-en-adj-BXTCsFjU Categories (other): Law, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 54 46 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cognizableness, cognizable offence, cognizably, incognizable, noncognizable, precognizable, uncognizable

Alternative forms

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