Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cognizable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cognizable \Cog"ni*za*ble\ (? or ?), a. [F. connaissable, fr.
conna[^i]tre to know, L. cognoscere. See Cognition.]
1. Capable of being known or apprehended; as, cognizable
causes.
2. Fitted to be a subject of judicial investigation; capable
of being judicially heard and determined.
Cognizable both in the ecclesiastical and secular
courts. --Ayliffe.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cognizable
adj : capable of being known [syn: {cognisable}, {knowable}]
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