Adjective
Capable of being known or apprehended; as, cognizable causes.
Fitted to be a subject of judicial investigation; capable of being judicially heard and determined.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCivil lawsuits against the Crown in its public capacity (that is, lawsuits against the Queen-in-Council) are permitted, but lawsuits against the monarch personally are not cognizable. Source: Internet
Samples now had to be licensed, as long as they rose "to a level of legally cognizable appropriation." Source: Internet
Smuggling is a cognizable offense in which both the smuggled goods and the goods are punishable. Source: Internet
"The 'injury in fact' test requires more than an injury to a cognizable interest. Source: Internet