cognizable
pronunciation
How to pronounce cognizable in British English:
UK ['kɒgnɪzəbl]
How to pronounce cognizable in American English:
US ['kɒgnɪzəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being known
Word Origin
- cognizable (adj.)
- 1670s, "capable of being known," also "liable to be tried in a given court or jurisdiction," from stem of cognizance + -able.
Example
- 1. Cognitive science regards the entire psychological phenomenon as cognizable .
- 2. I wish to sue them in court for this cognizable offense .
- 3. At the present time , human actual law system is far distant from the cognizable justice target .
- 4. Human rights law , as found in the international covenant on civil and political rights , requires that all persons arrested be brought promptly before a judge , have access to legal counsel and family members , be charged with a cognizable criminal offense , and receive a prompt trial meeting international fair trial standards .
- 5. The data wrongly filled or transmitted may , upon consent by the customs , be amended or cancelled if there is a cognizable reason .